{"id":16,"date":"2026-01-21T17:52:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T17:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-01-22T07:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T07:59:30","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7180262 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7180262\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-3935446 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3935446\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ven.-Gallwewa-Wimalakhanthi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ven.-Gallwewa-Wimalakhanthi.jpg 400w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ven.-Gallwewa-Wimalakhanthi-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e09bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e09bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Ven. Prof.\u00a0 Galwewe Wimalakhanthi Thero<\/strong><br \/>Dean, Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82a2ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e82a2ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf01014 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf01014\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University which was established under the Act No. 26 of 1996 was re-established as the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka under the amendment of the Act in 2012. Establishing faculties in the University is considered a significant step. According to the new Act of the University, the faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies was established for Languages and Social Sciences. Ven. Prof. Waradiwela Wijayasumana Nayaka Thero was appointed as the first Dean of the Faculty in 2012.<\/p><p>Two Departments are functioning under the Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies. The Department of Languages offers Sinhala, Sanskrit, Tamil, English, Chinese and Japanese courses while the Department of Social Sciences offers courses in Education Science, Library and Information Science, Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, Archaeology, History and Heritage Management for the internal degree programme. Sanskrit, Archaeology, and subjects of Education Science related to Buddhist Studies, have been recommended for the Honours Degrees. The Faculty consists of an English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) and will be established as a Department of English Language Teaching (DELT).<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\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-01ca9f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01ca9f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d8b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61d8b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top Stories<\/h2>\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-5b2fdff e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b2fdff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34518d1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"34518d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1-768x476.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ven. Dr. Galwewe Wimalakhanthi has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies at Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. He had previously served as the third Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies.\n\nWith this appointment, Ven. Dr. Galwewe Wimalakhanthi continues his second tenure as Dean, effective from 24 September 2024, for a period of three years.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d239e20 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d239e20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-65\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1-768x476.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ven. Dr. Mahakachchakodiye Pangngasekara has been appointed as the new Head of the Department of Social Sciences and Comparative Studies at Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, with effect from 24 September 2024, for a period of three years.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b203e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"20b203e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-67\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1-768x476.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Senior Lecturer Ven. Thimbiriwewa Sirisumana has been newly appointed as the Head of the Department of Languages at Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, with effect from 05 December 2024, for a period of three years.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-088490d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"088490d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23cebf4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"23cebf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\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-623c849 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"623c849\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d96e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2d96e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Faculty Staff Directory<\/h2>\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-cbb960b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbb960b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a186d5b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a186d5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-64\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-4.58.17-PM-1-1170x725-1-768x476.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Ven. Prof.  Galwewe Wimalakhanthi Thero<\/strong><br>\nDean, Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-045de32 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"045de32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-65\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-24-at-5.52.25-PM-scaled-1170x725-1-768x476.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Ven. Dr. Mahakachchakodiye PangngasekaraThero<\/strong><br>\nDean, Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cac7837 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cac7837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-67\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1-300x186.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1-1024x635.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/busl.ac.lk\/folc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-12-10-at-2.03.01-PM14-1170x725-1-768x476.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><strong>Ven. Thimbiriwewa Sirisumana Thero<\/strong><br>\nDean, Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-b4b0f7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b4b0f7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf8e0a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1cf8e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Faculty Staff Directory<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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