MA in Buddhist Studies Programme 2019/20: Guest Lecture – 31st Oct.
The Department of Buddhist Studies organized a Guest Lecture on ‘Theravada Buddhism in SouthEast Asia : History and Today‘ under the MA in Buddhist Studies Programme 2019/2020 on 31st October 2020 from 9.00 am – 12.00 noon and 1.00pm – 4.00 pm via Zoom. The lecture was delivered by Ven. Professor Dr. Walmoruwe Piyaratnana, Director […]
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 […]
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 :
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.