The second meeting of the Buddhist Advisory Council was held at the Ministry of Education with leadership of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasooriya. 

At this occasion the attention was drawn to prepare and introduce practical modules for religious education in line with the new education reforms and to prepare a formal methodology for evaluation process and to supervise them through the zonal offices and the provincial departments of education.

It was proposed to reduce the number of periods to teach other subjects for the teachers teaching the subject of religion within the school and to make compulsory to teach religion in 20 periods. And it was also discussed to update the Buddhist student society that has been inactive at the moment.   

It was also proposed to issue a special instructional manual for the priests engaged in teaching in schools.

Eleven Buddhist priests of the advisory council including the Maha Nayaka of Siri Sumana Section of Amarapura Maha Nikaya Rev. Kolonnawe Siri Sumangala Thero and Srimath Maha Nayaka of Ariyawansha Saddhamma Yukthika section of Amarapura Maha Nikaya Rev. Egodamulle Amaramoli Thero and the Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs R.M.G. Senarathna, Additional Secretary of Education Quality Development, Commissioner General of Education Publications, the Directress of Religious and Moral Education Branch and several other officers participated in this occasion.

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