Department of Pali & Buddhist Studies - University of Ruhuna -

10/08/2026

VIDVĀN
Volume I : Issue II : December 2026

VIDVĀN is an undergraduate academic journal (Online) published by the Department of Pāli and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

The journal invites original, unpublished research articles from undergraduates in the fields of Pāli and Buddhist Studies.

Submission Guidelines:
•Medium:Sinhala / English / Pāli
•Fonts:Sinhala / Times New Roman

•Font Size:
•Title: 14 pt
•Body text: 12 pt
•Line Spacing:1.5

•Word Limit:3,000–5,000 words

•Reference Style:Harvard Style

Structured articles:
Title
Author name(s)
Affiliation(s)
Abstract (150–250 words)
Keywords (4–6)
Main text
References

Scope of the Journal:
* Buddhist Studies
* Pāli
* Abhidhamma
* Buddhist Philosophy
* Buddhist Culture
* Buddhist Civilization
* Buddhist Counselling
* Related articles are also accepted

Submit Your Articles:
Email:[email protected]

Deadline:25 October 2026
Contact:071 1867518

Editorial Board:

Chief Editor:
Dr. Koggalle Wijitha Thero

Editor:
Dr. Tusita Rajapaksha

For More Information:
https://hss.ruh.ac.lk/vidvan/

Department of Pāli and Buddhist Studies
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

19/07/2026

පාලි හා බෞද්ධ අධ්‍යයනාංශයේ අංශාධිපති ආචාර්ය පූජ්‍ය කොග්ගල්ලේ විජිත හාමුදුරුවන්ගේ අනුශාසනා පරිදි කථිකාචාර්ය බුද්ධි සුගන්ධි, සහාය කථිකාචාර්ය ආචාර්ය තුසිත රාජපක්ෂ, හර්ෂණී හද්දැල්ල, හිමාෂි එරන්දි ඇතුළු ආචාර්‍ය මණ්ඩලයේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් සංවිධානය කරන්නට යෙදුණු අධ්‍යයන පර්‍යේෂණ චාරිකාව සාර්ථකව සිදු කරගැනීමට ලබාදුන් සහයෝගය අගය කරමි.

තවද කතරගම පුදබිම ආශ්‍රිතව තිබෙන ඓතිහාසික සිද්ධස්ථාන නැරැඹීමට වගේ ම වාර්ෂිකව කතරගම පුදබිමේ දී සිදුකරනු ලබන පෙරහැර මංගල්‍යය නැරැඹීම එතරම් පහසු කාර්‍යක් නොවේ.

ලක්ෂ සංඛ්‍යාත පිරිසක් මෙම පෙරහැර මංගල්‍යය නැරැඹීමට සම්බන්ධ වෙනවා. ඒ අතරින් ඉතාමත් ම පහසුවෙන් එය දැක බලා ගැනීමට අවස්ථාව ලැබුනා.

ඒ සියලු කටයුතු සාර්ථක කරගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය කරන ප්‍රත්‍ය පහසුකම් සලසාදුන් අප අධ්‍යන අංශයෙහි අංශාධිපති ආචාර්ය පූජ්‍ය කොග්ගල්ලේ විජිත හිමිපාණන් වහන්සේගේ ගුරුදේවෝත්තම අතිපූජ්‍ය කපුගම ශ්‍රී සරණතිස්සාභිධාන නායක මාහිමිපාණන් වහන්සේට විශේෂයෙන් ස්තූති කරමි.

ඒ වගේ ම මෙම අධ්‍යන පර්‍යේෂණ චාරිකාව සාර්ථකව නිමා කරගැනීමට සහයෝගය ලබාදුන් සමස්ත ආචාර්‍ය මණ්ඩලයටත් දෙවන , තෙවන , සිව්වන වසරවල විද්‍යාර්ථීන් හැමදෙනාටමත් ස්තූතිය පළකරමි.

සභාපති
පාලි හා බෞද්ධ අධ්‍යන සංගමය
රුහුණ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
මාතර.

19/07/2026

VIBHAṂGA – Heelle Gnanananda Thero Felicitation Volume published by Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna.

The Department respectfully presented this publication to Dean and the all the Heads of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The editorial work of this felicitation volume was undertaken by Ven. Dr. Koggalle Wijitha, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna.

14/07/2026

13/07/2026

VIBHAṂGA – Heelle Gnanananda Thero Felicitation Volume published by Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies

The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna, is honoured to publish VIBHAṂGA –Heelle Gnanananda Thero Felicitation Volume, an academic collection commemorating the appointment of the Most Venerable Heelle Gnanananda Thero as the Anunayake of the Amarapura Sri Saddhammawansa Maha Nikaya.

This felicitation volume comprises 38 research articles, including 18 scholarly contributions by Professors and Senior Professors representing various universities, together with articles by distinguished academics and researchers in the fields of Pali and Buddhist Studies. The Department sincerely appreciates the invaluable academic contributions of all the authors, whose research has enriched this commemorative publication and enhanced its scholarly significance.

The editorial work of this felicitation volume was undertaken by Ven. Dr. Koggalle Wijitha, Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna. The Department gratefully acknowledges his dedication, leadership, and tireless efforts in bringing this publication to completion. Coordinating the editorial process, organizing manuscripts, and preparing the final publication within a limited timeframe was a highly demanding and challenging undertaking.

The Department respectfully presented this publication to Senior Professor P. A. Jayanta, Vice Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna; Mr. I. Renuka Priyantha, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Professor S. Bandara; the academic staff of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies; and all the contributing authors, in appreciation of their invaluable encouragement and support.

The volume was ceremonially launched and respectfully presented to the Mahanayake Thero, the Anunayake Theros of the Amarapura Sri Saddhammawansa Maha Nikaya, and the Most Venerable Kapugama Sri Saranathissabhidhana Nayake Thero, Chief Incumbent of the Historic Purana Sri Abhinavaramaya, Kataragama. The ceremony was further graced by the presence of the Nayake Theros and many distinguished guests at Sella Kataragama.

The Department expresses its sincere gratitude to all the Professors, Senior Lecturers, researchers, and authors whose scholarly contributions made this publication possible. Their academic dedication and generous support have greatly enhanced the quality and scholarly value of this volume.

The Department also wishes to acknowledge the dedicated assistance of Ms. Harshani Haddella, Dr. Tusita Rajapaksha and the temporary academic staff of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies for their valuable support in collecting manuscripts, coordinating with authors.

Special appreciation is extended to Ven. R. Dhammasiri Thero, Temporary Lecturer of the Bhikkhu University of Anuradhapura, for his generous assistance in finalizing the manuscript and preparing it for publication.

The Department further conveys its heartfelt thanks to the printing team in Nugegoda and all its staff for their professionalism, patience, and unwavering cooperation in completing the printing of this volume despite the many challenges encountered during the publication process.

Finally, the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies gratefully acknowledges everyone whose dedication, encouragement, and cooperation contributed to the successful publication of the VIBHAṂGA – Hille Gnanananda Thero Felicitation Volume. It is our sincere hope that this volume will serve as a valuable academic resource and as a lasting tribute to the distinguished service, spiritual leadership, and scholarly legacy of the Most Venerable Hille Gnanananda Thero.

07/07/2026

4th Guest Lecture | 📚Citation and Bibliography Management

The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna, is pleased to organize the 4th Guest Lecture for students pursuing Buddhist studies.

📝 Topic: Citation and Bibliography Management

🎤 Resource Person:
Mr. D.M. Thilina Madhusanka
Lecturer
Department of Business Management/ Faculty of management and Finance

👤 Coordinator Of this Program :
Ven. Dr. Koggalle Wijitha
Senior Lecturer
Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies

📅 Date: July 08
🕑 Time: 1.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.
📍 Venue: PB 3 Hall

This lecture is designed to provide students with a foundational understanding of research methodology, equipping them with the essential tools and frameworks required for systematic academic inquiry.

All students are kindly encouraged to participate.

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Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies
University of Ruhuna

25/06/2026

Seminar for A/L Students on Buddhist Civilization

The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna, successfully organized a seminar for G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) students on the subject of Buddhist Civilization on 25 June 2026 at the Arts Auditorium, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna.

The programme was coordinated by Ms. Rajani Malavipathirana, Senior Lecturer, under the guidance of Ven. Dr. Koggalle Wijitha Thero, Head of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, and Mr. I. Renuka Priyantha, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna.

The Department further expresses its sincere gratitude to Ven. T. Ariyawimala Thero, Senior Lecturer, Prof. S. Bandara, and all academic and non-academic staff members who participated in and supported this programme. Their encouragement, commitment, and cooperation significantly contributed to the success of this educational initiative.

We extend our sincere gratitude to the distinguished resource persons who contributed to the success of this seminar:

Ven. W. Bhaddiya Thero, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya

Dr. Dilshan Rajapaksha, Senior Lecturer
Ms. Rajani Malavipathirana, Senior Lecturer, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna

Mr. Supun Lakshani Kaluarachchi, Lecturer, Department of Buddhist Culture, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

Mr. Suranga Sampath Jayasinghe, Lecturer, Department of Buddhist Studies, Nagananda International Institute for Buddhist Studies

We also express our heartfelt appreciation to all academic and non-academic staff members, teachers, parents, coordinators, and students from schools in the Matara Educational Zone who participated in and supported this event.

Special thanks are extended to Mr. Damith, Deputy Director of Education, Matara Educational Zone, for his invaluable support, coordination, and commitment in facilitating the successful implementation of this program.

The Department further wishes to acknowledge the valuable contributions of Ms. H.G.H.S. Haddella and Dr. Tusita Rajapaksha, Temporary Assistant Lecturers, as well as Mr. Indu Wanigaratna and Mr. Suboda, whose dedication, hard work, and organizational support greatly contributed to the smooth and successful conduct of the seminar.

This programme was highly successful due to the collective dedication, commitment, and teamwork of the staff of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies and all stakeholders involved. We sincerely thank everyone who contributed to the planning, organization, and implementation of this important educational initiative.

Thank you all for your invaluable support, cooperation, and participation.

24/06/2026

Appreciation Note – 3rd Guest Lecture

The Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna, successfully conducted its 3rd Guest Lecture on “The Role of AI in Enhancing Research” on 24 June 2026 at the PB 3 Hall.

We extend our sincere gratitude to W.A.N.D. Wijesinghe, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Ruhuna, for delivering an insightful and engaging lecture. His valuable contribution greatly enhanced students’ understanding of the role of Artificial Intelligence in contemporary academic research.

We also express our appreciation to Ven. Dr. Koggalle Wijitha, Coordinator of the programme, for his leadership and commitment in organizing this successful event.

We would also like to express our sincere appreciation to Ms. H.G.H.S. Haddella, Temporary Assistant Lecturer, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Ruhuna, for her dedicated support and commitment in organizing this event.

Our heartfelt thanks are extended to all staff members, students, and everyone who contributed to the planning and smooth ex*****on of the lecture.

The enthusiastic participation of the students made the programme both meaningful and productive.
The Department looks forward to organizing more academic activities that enrich students’ knowledge and research skills.

Thank you all for your valuable support and participation.
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Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies
University of Ruhuna

24/06/2026