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Department of Sinhala

Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

Mr. KMDL Kariyapperuma

  •    Department of Sinhala

About Me

Mr. K.M.D.L. Kariyapperuma (Dinusha Kariyapperuma) is a Lecturer (Probationary) affiliated with The Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He earned his BA (Hons.) in Sinhala from The University of Peradeniya in 2018 and MPhil in Sinhala from the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (PGIHS), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2021.

Education

Mphil

PGIHS - Peradeniya

2021

BA

Peradeniya

2018

Current Positions

Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Sinhala

2023 - To Present

Positions Held

Temporary Lecturer - Department of Sinhala, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

2019 - 2021

Volunteer Students’ Counselor - Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya.

2019 - 2021

Memberships

Life Membership - Arts Faculty Alumni Association, University of Peradeniya.

Member - Buddhist Publications Society (BPS), Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Awards

University Prize for Academic Excellence - University of Peradeniya

2018

D.E. Hettiarachchi Memorial Prize for the Greatest Competence in Sinhalese Exegetical Literature - University of Peradeniya

2018

D.E. Hettiarachchi Memorial Prize for the Greatest Competence in Sidat Sangarāwa and Later Grammatical Works - University of Peradeniya

2018

Jayantha Weerasekara Prize for the Greatest Competence in Sinhala - University of Peradeniya

2018

C.E. Jayanayake Prize for the Greatest Competence in Sinhala - University of Peradeniya

2018

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

"The Dalada Perahara in 1828: The Account of Judge Archibald Campbell Lawrie" (in Sinhala), Pūjaniya Daladā Sanskrutiya, Vol. 18, Department of Cultural Affairs, Central Province, 2023.

“The Three-fold Functions of the Word in Dhvani Theory” (in Sinhala), Piyavara - The Journal of the Sinhala Society, Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya, 2021.

“Sinhalese Exegetical Literature in Anuradhapura Era” (in Sinhala), Sāhityaya Annual Journal. Department of Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka, 2019.

“The Elements that should be Considered in Studying the Lexicon in Sinhalese Prakrit Period” (in Sinhala), Journal of the Faculty of Languages, Students Union, Buddhist and Pāli University of Sri Lanka, 2019.

“The Sidat Sangara and its analysis of Sandhi” (in Sinhala), Vidura - Academic Article collection, Sangharaja Piriwena, Kandy, 2019.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

“Where is the Difference, There is a Meaning: A Structuralistic Approach to the Reading of Non-verbal World,” 11th Annual Research Conference, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 21.03.2018.

“A Reading of Amāvatura and Butsarana Using Surrealist Theory,” Undergraduate Research Symposium, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, 29.11.2018.

“A Psychoanalytical Approach of Bharatamuni’s Rasasūtra,” 4 th International Conference on Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019.12.23.

“A Critical Study of Religion, Buddhism (as a religion) and Buddhism as a Discipline of Doctrines,” Venerable Professor Walpola Rahula Thera Memorial International Conference, Buddhist and Pāli University of Sri Lanka, 07.08.2019.

“An Analysis of the Sinhalese Identity and the Pāli Literature in Anuradhapura Era,” 15th international conference on Pāli and Buddhist Studies, Department of Pāli and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 17.12.2019.

“A Structuralist Reading of the Three-fold Functions of Word in Ānandawardhana’s Dhvani Theory,” Annual Research Conference, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 05.12.2019.

“A Magical-realistic Reading of Guruḷugomi’s Amāwatura: With Reference to some selected Stories” Annual Research Conference, Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 05.12.2019.

“Multi-Religious Phenomena and the Religious Harmony in Folk Religion: A Study Based on the Folk Belief of Deity Galē Baṇdāra,” 2 nd International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka,18.12.2020.

“The Dimensions of a Religion and the Security of the Religious Structure: A Critical Reading based on Sinhalese Buddhist Culture,” Religiosity and Secularism in Futuristic Context - Online Conference, Buddhist and Pāli University of Sri Lanka, 17.06.2021.

“Verbal Communication and Convention: A Critical Study of the Analysis of Sammuti and Paramārtha in Buddhism,” International Webinar on Multilingualism and Buddhist Perspectives, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist and Pāli University of Sri Lanka, 10.11.2021.

“Sinhalese-Buddhist Cultural Folk Community and Classical Sinhala Prose Literature: A Critical Inquiry Based on Saddharmaratnāvaliya,” 3 rd International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 23.12.2021.

“An Inquiry into the Evolution of Pāli Language Studies at Ceylon University Collage,” 7 th International Buddhist Conference, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, 16.11.2022.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

“Multi-religious Phenomena and Religious Harmony in Folk Religion: A Study Based on the Folk Belief of Deity Galē Baṇdāra” Journal of Intangible Cultural Heritage - JICH (2021), Vol. 01 Issue 01. Department of Anthropology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

http://fhss.sjp.ac.lk/anth/journal-of-intangible-cultural-heritage/

“The Sphoṭa and Perception of the Sentential Meaning: A Semantic Investigation based on the Sphoṭa Theory” (in Sinhala) Vidyodaya Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences - VJHSS (2023), Vol. 08 Issue 01. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

https://vjhss.sljol.info/articles/52

MEMBER OF EDITORIAL BOARD

Piyavara: The Journal of the Sinhala Society, Department of Sinhala, University of Peradeniya, 2021.

Specialization

Sinhala Language and Literature

Research Interests

Classical Sinhala Literature

Sanskrit Literary Criticism

Socio Linguistics

Anthropology