Inauguration of MA in Buddhist Studies Program – 28th Aug.
Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies 2019/2020 program offered by the Department of Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts was inaugurated via zoom on 28th August 2020. Senior Professor Premakumara De Silva, Dean, Faculty of Arts attended as the Chief Guest and expressed his greetings for the Program and appreciated the Head of the Department’s contribution […]
Launching Ceremony of the Collected Papers of Emeritus Professor Asanga Tilakaratne – 27th Aug.
The launching ceremony of the Collected Papers of Asanga Tilakaratne was held at Lotus Hall, BMICH, Colombo on 27th August 2020 4.00 pm onwards. In this great occasion, three volumes in Sinhala; Buddhist Philosophy and Ethics, Studies on Buddhist Modernity, and Buddhist Literature and Culture and five volumes in English; Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist Ethics, Theravada […]
Post of Temporary Assistant Lecturer
Eligible list for Special Degree in Buddhist Studies – 2020
Guest Lecture on “The two types of Saṃskāra-s in Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma”
The Department of Buddhist Studies organized a guest lecture on “The Two Types of Saṃskāra-s in Sarvāstivāda Abhidharma” on 27th February 2019, at Room No. 282 from 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm . The lecture was delivered by Ven. Illukewela Dharmarathana Thero, Head – Department of Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama.
Certificate Awarding Ceremony – Introduction to Buddhist Studies
The Department of Buddhist Studies, organized a Certificate Awarding Ceremony for the students who have passed the Certificate Course in Introduction to Buddhist Studies (2018) and also to welcome the new batch of students (2019), on 16th February 2019 in the Economics Auditorium, Faculty of Arts. The Vice-chancellor Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, – Emeritus Professor, Buddhist and Pali University Prof. […]
Certificate Course in Introduction to Buddhist Studies – 2019
The Department of Buddhist Studies in the University of Colombo is calling for applications from the qualified candidates for the Certificate Course in Introduction to Buddhist Studies, upto 20th December 2018. Downloads :
Commencement of the Certificate Course in Chinese Language for Buddhist Monks
The Step 2 of Chinese Language Certificate Course (Intermediate Chinese Language) for Buddhist monks and nuns was commenced on 08th September 2018. The Department of Buddhist Studies and the Confucius Institute of the University of Colombo have jointly introduced following three certificate Course Units for Buddhist monk students in three steps: Chinese Language for Beginners […]
Annual Educational Trip
The Department of Buddhist Studies organized its annual educational trip from 05th – 07th July, 2018 and visited historic and cultural places such as Situlpawwa, yudaganava, Maligawilla, Dematamal Viharaya, Buduruvagala, Mutiyanganaya, Bogoda Bridge and Nagadeepa Viharaya.
Inaugural Ceremony – Certificate Course in “Introduction to Buddhist Studies”
The Department of Buddhist Studies commenced a certificate course in Introduction to Buddhist Studies on 05th May 2018. The course aims to provide a substantial knowledge of Buddhism in English through the Buddhist sources and to improve the students’ skills to translate Pali verses and process. The eminent scholars Prof. Oliver Abenayake, Prof. Ven. M. Dhammajothi (HoD Buddhist Studies) Prof. Premakumara […]