Training Programme on Traditional Methods of Dhamma Preaching
A specialised programme for student monks focused on classical preaching traditions, scriptural accuracy, sermon structure, voice modulation and ethical communication.
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Faculty of Buddhist Studies
Study the texts.
Study the texts.
Question deeply.
Carry the Dhamma forward.
Advanced Buddhist higher education rooted in the Theravada Pāli Canon, connecting canonical scholarship, philosophy, language, civilization and research.
PĀLI · TIPIṬAKA · DHAMMA · VINAYA · ABHIDHAMMA
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Department ofBuddhist & Pali Studies
Academic pathways
Four traditions of study.
Four traditions of study.
One scholarly foundation.
Head of Department
Dr. Ven. Kirama Wimalathissa Thero
Head's message
Scholarship grounded in the Theravada Pāli Canon.
The Department plays a central role in fulfilling the University’s academic mission by offering Tripitaka Studies, Buddhist Philosophy, Pāli Language and Buddhist Civilization in a learning environment shaped by disciplined inquiry and spiritual development.
“Our aim is to nurture learned monks who can preserve, interpret and communicate Buddhist teachings with scholarly depth and relevance to the contemporary world.”Read the full message
Digital Buddhist scholarship
From Pāli texts to global research networks.
Use a curated research gateway for canonical texts, commentaries, Buddhist digital libraries, open-access literature, metadata discovery and scholarly identity.
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News & academic life
What’s happening in the Department.
Programme, timetable and resource updates
Use this section for department notices, timetable releases, workshops, guest lectures, research activities and student announcements.
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A curated gateway to canonical texts, Buddhist digital libraries, open-access journals, scholarly discovery services and researcher identity platforms.
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Connect textual learning, research and the living Theravada tradition.