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With a legacy steeped in tradition and a vision attuned to contemporary scholarship, we offer comprehensive programs in Pali language, Early Buddhism, Theravada thought, and Buddhist culture. Our department fosters a vibrant learning environment where students and scholars from around the world engage in rigorous study, open dialogue, and meaningful research that continues to shape the global understanding of Buddhist teachings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b2ffdc wpr-button-icon-style-inline wpr-button-icon-position-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-button\" data-id=\"6b2ffdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-button-wrap elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t<a class=\"wpr-button wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\" data-text=\"Go\" href=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/about-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-icon\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9874010 wpr-button-icon-style-inline wpr-button-icon-position-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-button\" data-id=\"9874010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-button-wrap elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t<a class=\"wpr-button wpr-button-effect wpr-button-none\" data-text=\"Go\" href=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/download\/\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-button-text\">Research &amp; 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Mahinda Herath\">\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\">Prof. H.M. Mahinda Herath<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Head of the Department<\/div>\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\">Professor, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.\n\nB.A. (Peradeniya), M.A. (Buddhist and Pali University), Ph.D. (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:hod.palibuddhist@arts.pdn.ac.lk\" 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:+94711751005\" 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\/mahinda.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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7986019 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7986019\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a31b68 wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"7a31b68\" 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\/a1.png\" alt=\" P.D. Premasiri\">\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\"> P.D. Premasiri<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Emirates Professor<\/div>\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\">Senior Professor, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.\n\nB.A. (Peradeniya), M.A. (Peradeniya), Ph.D. (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=\"\" 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=\"\" 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-236be4d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"236be4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\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-58fde74 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"58fde74\" 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-2c51835 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c51835\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-215866a wpr-team-member-divider-center wpr-team-member-social-media-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-team-member\" data-id=\"215866a\" 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\/a3.png\" alt=\"Ven. Prof Muwaetagama Gnanananda\">\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. Prof Muwaetagama Gnanananda<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-member-job\">Chair Professor (Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies)<\/div>\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\">Professor, Department of of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.\n\nB.A. (Hons.) Peradeniya, M.A. (PGI of Pali and Buddhist Studies) Kelaniya, M.Phil. (Peradeniya), Ph.D. (Delhi), PG Dip. 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data-end=\"458\">Vesak Celebration<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"478\">May 10, 2025<\/strong>, commemorating the sacred thrice-blessed day marking the <strong data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"591\">Birth, Enlightenment, and Parinibb\u0101na of the Buddha<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/2025\/05\/28\/vesak-celebration-2025\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Read More<\/span>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\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-edf45d7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"edf45d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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Students\u2019 Thesis Proposal Presentation \u2013 2nd January 2025<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The <strong data-start=\"281\" data-end=\"324\">Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies<\/strong>, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, successfully held the <strong data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"423\">Thesis Proposal Presentation<\/strong> for final year undergraduate students on <strong data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"485\">2nd January 2025<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/2025\/05\/28\/final-year-students-thesis-proposal-presentation-2nd-january-2025\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Read 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data-widget_type=\"wpr-promo-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box wpr-animation-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-image wpr-bg-anim-zoom-in wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20250101-WA0101.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-overlay wpr-border-anim-oscar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-promo-box-title\"><span>New Year Celebration 2025 \u2013 Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The <strong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"328\">Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies<\/strong>, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, warmly welcomed the New Year with a meaningful <strong data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"444\">New Year Celebration<\/strong> held on <strong data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"473\">1st January 2025<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/dit.lk\/Pali\/2025\/05\/28\/new-year-celebration-2025-department-of-pali-and-buddhist-studies\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Read More<\/span>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\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-8363de7 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8363de7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd4330 wpr-promo-box-style-cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-promo-box\" data-id=\"5fd4330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-promo-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box wpr-animation-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-image wpr-bg-anim-zoom-in wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20240316-WA0053.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-overlay wpr-border-anim-oscar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-promo-box-title\"><span>Annual Field Study 2022\/2023 \u2013 26th &amp; 27th December 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The <strong data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"208\">Annual Field Study<\/strong> for the <strong data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"245\">2022\/2023 academic batch<\/strong>, organized by the <strong data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"307\">Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies<\/strong>, was held on <strong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"352\">26th and 27th December 2024<\/strong>. This educational excursion was designed to provide valuable insights into the <strong data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"497\">historical, philosophical, and cultural evolution of Buddhism<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/2025\/05\/28\/annual-field-study-2022-2023-26th-27th-december-2024\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Read More<\/span>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\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-1f75ecb e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1f75ecb\" 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-7f2bd95 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f2bd95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-960397e wpr-promo-box-style-cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-promo-box\" data-id=\"960397e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-promo-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box wpr-animation-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-image wpr-bg-anim-zoom-in wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20241212-WA0012.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-overlay wpr-border-anim-oscar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-promo-box-title\"><span>Introductory Workshop on Pali Language \u2013 8th November 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The <strong data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"364\">Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies<\/strong>, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, conducted an <strong data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"464\">Introductory Workshop on Pali Language<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"489\">8th November 2024<\/strong>, aimed at fostering foundational knowledge and interest among new students and language enthusiasts<\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/dit.lk\/Pali\/2025\/05\/28\/introductory-workshop-on-pali-language-8th-november-2024\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Read More<\/span>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\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-72e2393 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72e2393\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4435a74 wpr-promo-box-style-cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-promo-box\" data-id=\"4435a74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-promo-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box wpr-animation-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-image wpr-bg-anim-zoom-in wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG-20241119-WA0003-1.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-overlay wpr-border-anim-oscar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-promo-box-title\"><span>Departmental Annual Welcome Ceremony \u2013 2023\/2024 Academic Year<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>The <strong data-start=\"320\" data-end=\"363\">Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies<\/strong>, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, warmly welcomed the new intake of students for the <strong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"486\">2023\/2024 academic year<\/strong> with its <strong data-start=\"496\" data-end=\"523\">Annual Welcome Ceremony<\/strong>, held with enthusiasm and a spirit of academic fellowship.<\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/2025\/05\/28\/departmental-annual-welcome-ceremony-2023-2024-academic-year\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Read More<\/span>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\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-f17074e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f17074e\" 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-dbd8a92 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbd8a92\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa69a4 wpr-promo-box-style-cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-promo-box\" data-id=\"0fa69a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-promo-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box wpr-animation-wrap\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-image wpr-bg-anim-zoom-in wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/arts.pdn.ac.lk\/Pali\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG20240908104134-scaled.jpg);\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-bg-overlay wpr-border-anim-oscar\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-promo-box-title\"><span>Dhamma School Competition Judgments \u2013 8th September 2024<\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>On <strong data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"351\">8th September 2024<\/strong>, academic staff from the <strong data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"420\">Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies<\/strong>, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, participated in the <strong data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"527\">judging of a Dhamma School Competition<\/strong>, aimed at encouraging Buddhist learning and expression among school students.<\/p><\/p>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/dit.lk\/Pali\/2025\/05\/28\/dhamma-school-competition-judgments-8th-september-2024\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wpr-promo-box-btn-text\">Read More<\/span>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\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-de13861 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de13861\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4602a52 wpr-promo-box-style-cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-promo-box\" 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With a legacy steeped in tradition and a vision attuned to contemporary scholarship, we offer comprehensive programs in Pali language, Early Buddhism, Theravada thought, and Buddhist culture. Our department fosters a vibrant learning environment where students and scholars from around the world engage in rigorous study, open dialogue, and meaningful research that continues to shape the global understanding of Buddhist teachings. Read More Research &amp; Publications Societies and Activities Meet Our Academic Leaders Guided by Expertise \u2014 The Head and Professors of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at the University of Peradeniya Prof. H.M. Mahinda Herath Head of the Department Professor, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. B.A. (Peradeniya), M.A. (Buddhist and Pali University), Ph.D. (Peradeniya) P.D. Premasiri Emirates Professor Senior Professor, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. B.A. (Peradeniya), M.A. (Peradeniya), Ph.D. (Peradeniya) Ven. Prof Muwaetagama Gnanananda Chair Professor (Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies) Professor, Department of of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. B.A. (Hons.) Peradeniya, M.A. (PGI of Pali and Buddhist Studies) Kelaniya, M.Phil. (Peradeniya), Ph.D. (Delhi), PG Dip. In Counseling (University of Colombo) Ven Dr. Muthukeliyawe Indarathana Senior Lecturer Grade ii Senior Lecturer, Department of of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. B.A. (Peradeniya), Ph.D. (Peradeniya) Dr. Kasun Dharmasiri Senior Lecturer Grade ii Senior Lecturer, Department of of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 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Read More New Year Celebration 2025 \u2013 Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, warmly welcomed the New Year with a meaningful New Year Celebration held on 1st January 2025. Read More Annual Field Study 2022\/2023 \u2013 26th &amp; 27th December 2024 The Annual Field Study for the 2022\/2023 academic batch, organized by the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, was held on 26th and 27th December 2024. This educational excursion was designed to provide valuable insights into the historical, philosophical, and cultural evolution of Buddhism. Read More Introductory Workshop on Pali Language \u2013 8th November 2024 The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, conducted an Introductory Workshop on Pali Language on 8th November 2024, aimed at fostering foundational knowledge and interest among new students and language enthusiasts Read More Departmental Annual Welcome Ceremony \u2013 2023\/2024 Academic Year The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, warmly welcomed the new intake of students for the 2023\/2024 academic year with its Annual Welcome Ceremony, held with enthusiasm and a spirit of academic fellowship. Read More Dhamma School Competition Judgments \u2013 8th September 2024 On 8th September 2024, academic staff from the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, participated in the judging of a Dhamma School Competition, aimed at encouraging Buddhist learning and expression among school students. Read More Pali &amp; Buddhist Studies Society Organizes Food Stall at General Convocation \u2013 21st August 2024 The Pali &amp; Buddhist Studies Society of the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, actively participated in the General Convocation 2024 by organizing a vibrant and well-received food stall on 21st August 2024. Read More Workshop on Research Methodology \u2013 15th March 2024 On 8th September 2024, academic staff from the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, participated in the judging of a Dhamma School Competition, aimed at encouraging Buddhist learning and expression among school students. Read More View All News Begin Your Journey into Buddhist Wisdom Join a vibrant academic community at the University of Peradeniya, where ancient teachings meet modern scholarship. Whether you&#8217;re starting fresh or advancing your studies, our programs in Pali and Buddhist Studies offer you the foundation to explore, understand, and grow. 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