Ven. Pahalagama Dhammika

Ven. Pahalagama Dhammika Thero is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Buddhist and Pali Studies, Faculty of Buddhist Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka. His principal academic specialization is Pali, with research interests in Pali literature, Pali and Prakrit grammar, Pali prosody and metre, textual editing and translation, Buddhist meditation, and the linguistic and literary traditions associated with Theravāda Buddhism. He completed a Bachelor of Arts Special Degree in Pali with First-Class Honours at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2009 and later completed an M.A. in Pali at the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka.

His academic and professional work combines university teaching, monastic education, scholarly editing, Pali textual studies and conference organization. He has served as a visiting lecturer in Pali and Buddhist Studies programmes at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and previously held leadership roles at Saraswathi Maha Pirivena. His scholarly output includes a book, numerous edited volumes and journals, articles on Pali grammar, commentarial literature, Vinaya, Buddhist meditation and Buddhist social thought, and conference papers presented at national and international academic forums.