{"id":355,"date":"2019-09-25T09:37:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/?page_id=355"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:45:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:45:19","slug":"academic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/index.php\/academic\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-672 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1-263x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ven.-Sugathasiri-263x263-1-255x255.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/a>Ven. Dr. M. Sugathasiri <b> Thero<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head of the Department, Senior Lecturer<\/p>\n<p>BA (special) (J&#8217;pura) MA (Pali) (Kelaniya) MA (Pali-English) (Kelaniya), MA (Buddhist Studies) (Kelaniya) MPhil (Sri J&#8217;pura)\u00a0 PhD &#8211; PGIPBS<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/pali.buddhist.studies\/m.sugathasiri\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ven-dhammajothi-thero.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-54\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ven-dhammajothi-thero.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Ven. Senior Professor (chair) M. Dhammajothi Thero<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Senior Professor (on leave &#8211; Director, Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya)<\/p>\n<p>BA (SJ.pura) MA (Kelaniya) MPhil (Kelaniya) PhD (Nanjing, China)<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>2015\/16: Fulbright Advanced Research Fellow, UCLA,\u00a0\u00a0USA ,\u00a02012:\u00a0Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellow,\u00a0University of Wales, UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 160px;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/pali.buddhist.studies\/m.dhammajothi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-397 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dr.-Wimal-Hewanage-1-526x526.jpg 526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Professor Wimal Hewamanage<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Professor<\/p>\n<p>BA( Kelaniya) MA (Kelaniya) MPhil (Kelaniya) PhD (China)Pracina Pandit Pali language and Theravada Abhidhamma<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/pali.buddhist.studies\/w.hewa.manage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ven-Dr.-uduhavara.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-90\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ven-Dr.-uduhavara.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"179\" \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Ven. Professor Uduhawara Ananda Thero<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Senior Lecturer<\/p>\n<p>BA (Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya) Pracina Pandit, PhD (Colombo)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/pali.buddhist.studies\/uduhawara.ananda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View Profile<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-876 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-263x263.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"149\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-263x263.jpg 263w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-526x526.jpg 526w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-255x255.jpg 255w, https:\/\/arts.cmb.ac.lk\/bst\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mr.-P.K.-Igalawitanage-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" \/><\/a>Mr. P.K. Igalawitanage<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Lecturer (Unconfirmed)<\/p>\n<p>BA (Colombo), Pracina Pandit (OSS), MA (Colombo), MA (Kelaniya)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/arts\/igalawitanage\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">View Profile<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ven. Dr. M. Sugathasiri Thero Head of the Department, Senior Lecturer BA (special) (J&#8217;pura) MA (Pali) (Kelaniya) MA (Pali-English) (Kelaniya), MA (Buddhist Studies) (Kelaniya) MPhil (Sri J&#8217;pura)\u00a0 PhD &#8211; PGIPBS View Profile &nbsp; &nbsp; Ven. Senior Professor (chair) M. 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