Chinese Language Extension Courses
The Confucius Institute, Faculty of Arts is calling for applications for the following Chinese Language Extension Courses. Application Form :
Chinese Language Certificate Courses for Buddhist Monks – 2017
The Department of Buddhist Studies together with the Confucius Institute of the University of Colombo has introduced following three Course Units for Buddhist monk students in three steps: i. Chinese Language for Beginners ii. Intermediate Chinese Language iii. Buddhist Chinese Language for more details : download the application form :
Welcome for the new Special Student Batch : 2017
The reception for the new special degree batch in Buddhist Studies, organized by the 3rd year special studies students, was held on 30th November, 2016, in collaboration with the Department of Buddhist Studies . At this occasion, Professor Praneeth Abhayasundara of Sri Jayawardanapura University delivered a special speech. Some students who have chosen to offer […]
Academic session – Chinese University of Hongkong
A group of Chinese students attached to the Buddhist Studies programme of Chinese University of Hongkong, headed by professor Xueyu, went on a 10 days study tour to ancient Buddhist sites in the cultural triangle in Sri Lanka, held an academic session with the students of the Department of Buddhist Studies at the University of […]
Academic Seminar Series
Under the academic seminar series 2014 organized by the Buddhist Studies Unit, Professor Russell Bowden (PhD: Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya) delivered a speech on “The Tipitaka of the Pali Canon: Its Development and History from Pre-parinibbana to King Parakramabahu’s Unification of the Sangha” on 18th July, 2014 at M.B. […]
Donation of Books to Buddhist Studies Unit
Dr. ToshiIchi Endo, Associate Professor of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hongkong, Center for Buddhist Studies, donated a collection of about one thousand volumes of Buddhist academic works to A Buddhist Studies Unit, University of Colombo. The collection includes a set of Pali commentaries in Thai script and many other rare and valuable works […]