Ven. Ambagaspitiye Sobhitha

Ven. Ambagaspitiye Sobhitha is a Temporary Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Languages at the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. His academic specialization is Sanskrit, with particular interests in Sanskrit literature, Vedic Sanskrit, Sanskrit linguistics and Sanskrit creative writing. He completed a Bachelor of Arts Special Degree in Sanskrit at the University of Peradeniya in 2018 and is currently reading for a Master of Philosophy in Sanskrit at the Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya. His postgraduate research examines the role of ancient Indian women as represented in the Strīkarma Sūktas of the Atharvaveda, reflecting his wider interest in Vedic literature, classical Sanskrit texts and historical-cultural interpretation.

His teaching experience includes service at both the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka and the University of Peradeniya. He has worked as a Temporary Lecturer and Visiting Lecturer in classical languages and has contributed to undergraduate examination coordination, dissertation supervision and student counselling. His academic service also includes editorial and organizational responsibilities, such as serving on the editorial board of Prabhasa, a refereed academic journal of the Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies, coordinating workshop evaluations, and acting as a rapporteur at the 9th International Buddhist Conference of the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. He has presented research at international academic forums on Sanskrit poetics, classical literature and language studies. His academic achievement in Sanskrit was recognized with the C. A. Hewavitharana Memorial Prize for Sanskrit awarded by the University of Peradeniya in 2019. Through teaching, research, editorial work and academic service, he contributes to the advancement of Sanskrit studies and classical-language scholarship within Sri Lankan higher education.