{"id":18,"date":"2025-05-05T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T14:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/pali\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:38:29","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18\" class=\"elementor elementor-18\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b545d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63b545d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae344b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae344b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Our Academic Leaders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a04e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4a04e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Guided by Expertise \u2014 The Head and Professors of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at the University of Peradeniya<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be3ea55 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be3ea55\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc037b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dc037b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9faa91a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9faa91a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Temporary Staff Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdc22e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fdc22e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d987c e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7d987c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05777df wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"05777df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/t1.png\" alt=\"Ven. Dr. Handungamuwe  Saddhathissa\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Ven. Dr. Handungamuwe  Saddhathissa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">B.A. (Hons) in Pali Studies, (University of Peradeniya) <br>Ph.D. (University of Peradeniya)<br><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:saddhathissa592@gmail.com\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mail-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:94765539551\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mobile-chat\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-428741e e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"428741e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a58d3 wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"d9a58d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/t2.png\" alt=\"Ven. Welivita Saranankara\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Ven. Welivita Saranankara<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">B.A. (Hons) in Pali Studies <br>  University of Peradeniya<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:welivitasaranankara1@gmail.com\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mail-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+94%20716622392\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mobile-chat\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a975de6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a975de6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee61b9 wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"bee61b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/t6.png\" alt=\"Ms. I.A. Sakeela Banu\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Ms. I.A. Sakeela Banu<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">B.A. (Hons) in Buddhist Studies (University of Peradeniya)<br>Mphil (Reading) University of Peradeniya<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:imtiazbanu93@gmail.com\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mail-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:94077%200505761\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mobile-chat\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/pali\/kasun.php\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fb50f e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54fb50f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1646835 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1646835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1fdbbc wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"a1fdbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/t7.png\" alt=\"Ms. D.G. Samadhi Samarakkodi\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Ms. D.G. Samadhi Samarakkodi<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">B.A. (Hons) in Buddhist Studies<br>Mphil (Reading) <br>University of Peradeniya<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:samadhilakmali2018@gmail.com\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mail-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:94756084700\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mobile-chat\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16043f4 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16043f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d892a wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"e2d892a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpr-team-member\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-media\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/t8.png\" alt=\"Ms. Dammi Mala Wijesundara\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-content\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-member-name\">Ms. Dammi Mala Wijesundara<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-description\">B.A. (Hons)in Buddhist Civillization (University of Sri Jayewardenepura) <br>Mphil (Reading) (University of Sri Jayawardhanapura)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-social-media\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:welivitasaranankara1@gmail.com\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mail-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+94%20716622392\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-mobile-chat\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"wpr-member-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hm hm-link\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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Members<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-305bba7 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"305bba7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6124f4f e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6124f4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d9b2e1 wpr-team-member-divider-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"5d9b2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-team-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div 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Dr. Handungamuwe Saddhathissa B.A. (Hons) in Pali Studies, (University of Peradeniya) Ph.D. (University of Peradeniya) Ven. Welivita Saranankara B.A. (Hons) in Pali Studies University of Peradeniya Ms. I.A. Sakeela Banu B.A. (Hons) in Buddhist Studies (University of Peradeniya)Mphil (Reading) University of Peradeniya Ms. D.G. 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