Buddhist and Pali
University of Sri
Lanka
The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri
Lanka is a Buddhist university in Pitipana
North, Homagama, Sri Lanka. It was
founded in 1981 and is organized in two
faculties.
Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
ලංකා ෙබෟ ධ හා පා ව ද ාලය
Type Public, Buddhist
University
Established 1985
Chancellor Ven.Warakagoda
Gnanarathana,Mahanayake
Thero Asgiriya Chapter
Vice-Chancellor Ven. Prof. Gallelle
Sumanasiri Thero
Dean Ven. Prof. WAWWE
DHAMMARAKKHITHA
THERO
Administrative staff 160 (41 Academics)
Students 600
Undergraduates 1050
Postgraduates 560
Doctoral students 30
Location Gurulugomi
mawatha, Pitipana
North, Homagama,
Sri Lanka
Affiliations Association of
Commonwealth
Universities
Website www.bpu.ac.lk
Objectives
Library Building
The objectives that were fundamental to
the establishment of the university in the
Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
Act No. 74 of 1981 as amended by the
Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka
Act No. 37 of 1995:
The training of savants in the
Buddhist Doctrine and
Discipline for the purpose of the
dissemination of Buddhism and
nurturing of Buddhist
missionary activities in Sri
Lanka and abroad.
The promotion of the study of
the Pali Language, Buddhist
Culture and Buddhist
Philosophy in Sri Lanka and
abroad, and the enhancement of
those studies as befitting the
modern world trends.
(a) The training of the student
monks and the lay male students
to teach Buddhism and Pali
Language in the Pirivenas,
Schools and in similar
institutions.
(b) The provision of facilities to
maintain and promote courtesy
and civility and mental
discipline among the student
monks and the lay male
students.
(c) Any other matter connected
with or ancillary to the above
objectives.
The objective of establishing this
university is not merely offering
degree programmes as it is done
in any other national university.
This is an institution that has
been established, to achieve the
aims of disseminating Dhamma
in Sri Lanka and throughout the
world, to promote the study of
Dhamma and Discipline
(Vinaya), to provide facilities for
monk students and lay students
in pirivenas, schools and other
such institutions, teaching pali
language and it is also expected
to assist the monk students.
The subject stream of this
university is confined to
Buddhist Philosophy, Buddhist
Culture, Archaeology, Religious
Studies and Comparative
Philosophy, Pali, Sanskrit,
English and Sinhala. Pali and
Buddhist Philosophy or
Buddhist Culture is compulsory.
The priority is given to Buddhist
monks when selecting students
as this is an institution
established to uplift, especially,
Pali Language studies and
Buddhist Studies.
History
Founder, Ven. Walpola Rāhula
The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri
Lanka was established by the Act of
Parliament No. 74 of 1981 of the
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
and was inaugurated in 1982. The
objectives of this university were the
propagation of Buddhism, the
development of Pali and Buddhist Studies
in Sri Lanka and foreign countries and the
provision of facilities for research in the
relevant fields. The above-mentioned Act
has been revised by the Buddhist and Pali
University of Sri Lanka (Amendment) Act
No. 37 of 1995. With the activation of the
amendments, the affiliated institutions
became defunct. The Buddhist and Pali
University was restructured in accordance
with the structure of the other universities
of Sri Lanka.
It is a member of the Association of
Commonwealth Universities, International
Association of Theravada Buddhist
universities
Faculties
Faculty of Buddhist Studies …
Dean, Faculty of Buddhist Studies, Prof.
Samantha Illangakoon
Departments:
Department of Buddhist Philosophy
Department of Religious studies and
Comparative Philosophy
Department of Buddhist Culture
Department of Archaeology
Units:
Computer Teaching Unit (CTU)
CTU
Faculty of Language Studies …
Dean, Faculty of Language Studies,
Associate Prof. Ven. Lenagala Siriniwasa
Thero
Departments:
Department of Pali
Department of Sinhala
Department of Sanskrit
Department of English
Department of Language Skills
Development
Department of English Language
Teaching
Admissions …
Bachelor of Arts General Degree
(Internal)
Bachelor of Arts Special Degree
Postgraduate and External …
examination Unit
Courses
PHD
M.Phil
M.A
P.G.D
B.A.
Diploma
Diploma in Buddhism/Pali/Sanskrit
Diploma in Sanskrith
Diploma in
JAPANESE/KOREAN/FRENCH/CHINESE
/HINDI/TAMIL/ENGLISH
Diploma in Buddhist Counseling
Affiliated Institutions
Singapore
Malaysia
South Korea
Germany
Austria
Scotland
England
Buddhist & Pali Research Trust [R] (India
) [1]
The Buddhist & Pali College (U.S.A)[2]
Student life
Near 3000 students attend and others
follow external degree programs
conducted by the university.
Research & Publications
https://web.archive.org/web/201511091
55345/http://www.bpu.ac.lk/publication
s/research
See also
Education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan universities
Buddhism in Sri Lanka
Education in India
Buddhism in India
References
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sid=article&dt=2012%2F07&id=2012%2
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bouddhaloka_mawatha_551.html
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51949/http://www.nearby.lk/buddhistpal
icampus
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buddhist-pali-in-sri-lanka/lk004724/
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External links and reference
Annual Report 2002
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