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he Department undertaking to teach courses in the Postgraduate Diploma in Buddhist Studies and Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (Taught Postgraduate) Degree Programs, entertains the applications of the research students in the following areas of study: Buddhist History, Contemporary Buddhism, Buddhist Arts, Buddhist Civilization, Comparative Religions and Buddhist Psychology and Counseling within the field of humanities. There are large number of Research students enrolled in the Department for Master of Philosophy and PhD Degree Programs.
Department conducts a Postgraduate Diploma and a Master of Arts Degree Program in Buddhist Ayurvrdic Counseling, a new study area introduced several years ago.
Ven. Prof. Miriswaththe Wimalagnana Thero,
Ven. Prof. Miriswaththe Wimalagnana Thero,
Head of Department
Head of Department
Senior Professor Wasantha Priyadarshana
Senior Professor Wasantha Priyadarshana
Dr. Iromi Ariyaratne
Dr. Iromi Ariyaratne
Venerable Professor Miriswaththe Wimalagnana
Venerable Professor Miriswaththe Wimalagnana
Head, Department of Buddhist Culture
Head, Department of Buddhist Culture
Master of Philosophy (Peradeniya), Royal Pandit
Email: miriswatta@kln.ac.lk
Tel:
Office: +94112809321
Personal: +94717147139 | +9433205344
Address: Department of Buddhist Culture
977/5, University Drive, Bulugaha Junction, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Research Interests:
Buddhist Culture | Buddhist Art | Buddhist History (South and Southeast Asia) | Buddhist Education
Links:
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=p-AKv0QAAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rev-Wimalagnana
Twitter: https://x.com/miriswatta
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriswaththe-wimalagnana-08aaa972/?originalSubdomain=lk
Courses Taught:
MABS 01: Buddhist Doctrines of the Pali Nikayas: Analysis and Interpretation
MABS 02: Theravada Abhidhamma- Origins and Development
MABS 23: Buddhist Art and Architecture II (Sri Lanka)
MABC 07: Buddhist Sources for Psychosomatic Wellbeing
PDBS 04: Buddhist Culture: An Outline Study
PDBC 05: Study of the Buddhist Sources for Counselling
Senior Professor Wasantha Priyadarshana
Senior Professor Wasantha Priyadarshana
Director
Director
PhD (Kelaniya), MA (Kelaniya), BA (Kelaniya)
Email: drpriyadarshana@kln.ac.lk
Tel:
Office: +94 11 2809320
Personal: 0718955721
Address: Director, Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies,
977/5,University Drive, Bulugaha Junction, Kelaniya
Research Interests:
Buddhist Psychology | Early Buddhist Teachings
Links:
https://www.academia.edu/100174561/Grief_Management_in_Buddhism_for_Human_Development
https://www.academia.edu/93625378/What_buddhist_psychology_really_is
https://www.academia.edu/104484664/Triune_Suffering_An_Early_Buddhist_Psychological_Overview
https://www.academia.edu/100174791/Therapeutic_Intervention_in_Early_Buddhist_Teachings_6
https://www.academia.edu/97996637/Dharma_Therapy_for_Schizophrenia_updated_1_
https://www.academia.edu/97995896/Grief_Management_in_Buddhism_for_Human_Development
Courses Taught:
PDBS 02: Basic Doctrines of Early Buddhism
MABS 26 / MABC 03: Buddhist Psychotherapy
MABC 08: Buddhist Meditation ii (Therapeutic Application)
PDBC 02 : මනෝකායික ගැටලු පිළිබඳ උපදේශන ක්රම
Dr. Iromi Ariyaratne
Dr. Iromi Ariyaratne
Senior Lecturer
Senior Lecturer
PhD in Buddhist Studies (UOP), BA in Buddhist Studies (UOP), Dip. in Pali (SIBA Campus)
Email: iromia@kln.ac.lk
Tel:
Office: +94113051085 | +94112809322
Personal: +94718017408
Address: Department of Buddhist Culture
Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya
977/5, University Drive, Bulugaha Junction, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Research Interests:
Buddhist Ethics | Buddhist Rituals
Courses Taught:
MABS 71 Buddhist Ethics: Concepts and Philosophical Interpretations
MABS 23 Buddhist Art and Architecture
MABC 09 Research Methodology and Extended Essay
MAPL 06 Research Methodology and Extended Essay
MABS 72 Research Methodology and Extended Essay
PDBS 06 Fundamentals of Buddhist Ethics
PDBC 08 Research Methodology and Extended Essay
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