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BUSL-NC-Proceedings 2013.Pdf 1 CONTRIBUTORS Advisory Board Ven. Professor Thumbulle Seelakkhandha Nayaka Thero - Vice Chancellor Ven. Dr. Waradiwela Wijayasumana - Dean, Faculty of Languages &Cultural Studies Ven. Dr. Kanaththegoda Saddharathana - Dean, Faculty of Buddhist Studies Ven. Dr. Kadawathgama Piyaratane- Head, Dept. of Buddhist &Pali Studies Ven. Dr. Kanangamuwe Rahula - Head, Dept. of Languages Ven. Dr. Kallanchiye Rathanasiri - Head, Dept. of Practical Buddhist Studies Ven. Wewala Dhammaloka - Head, Dept. of Social Sciences & Comparative Studies Mr. U.D. Dodanwala - The Registrar (BUSL) Mr. E.A.R.M Edirisinghe - The Bursar (BUSL) Steering Committee Ven. Nivitigala Sumitta Conference Chief Organizer Ven. Boliyadde Dhammakusala Joint- Secretary Ven. Balangoda Ananda Chandrakeerthi Joint-Secretary Overall Coordinators’ Committee 1. Ven. Nivitigala Sumitta (Chairman) 2. Ven. Boliyadde Dhammakusala 3. Ven. Balangoda Ananda Chandrakeerti 4. Ven. Kahatagasdigiliye Dhammaratana 5. Ven. Kirama Wimalatissa 6. Ven. Kirimetiyawe Dhammasiri 7. Ven. Aththaragoda Piyadhamma 8. Ven. Kumbugodaare Pagngnaloka 9. Ven. Mediyawe Piyaratana 10. Ven. AmpeWimaladhamma 11. Ven. Kalundewe Chandawimala 12. Ven. Kadihingala Hemasiri 13. Ven. Galwewe Wimalakhanthi 14. Mr. L. Pradeep Kumara Gunathilake 15. Miss G.K.C.S. Godakanda 2 Reviewers' Panel 1. Ven. Prof. Alahenegama Sumanaratana 2. Ven. Prof. Karagaswewa Wimalananda 3. Ven. Prof. Pathegama Gnanissara 4. Prof. Oliver Abenayake 5. Prof. P. D. Premasiri 6. Prof. Desmond Mallikarachchi 7. Prof. H.M.D.R. Herath 8. Prof. Dr. Asanga Tilakaratne 9. Prof. Piyadasa Ranasinghe 10. Prof. Manjula Vidanapathirana Sessions Chair Persons 1. Ven. Prof. Alahenegama Sumanaratana 2. Ven. Associate Prof. Karagaswewe Wimalananda 3. Ven. Dr. Kanaththegoda Saddharatana 4. Ven. Dr. Waradiwela Wijayasumana 5. Ven. Dr. Kadawatgama Piyaratana 6. Ven. Dr. Kanangamuwe Rahula 7. Ven. Dr. Kallanchiye Rathanasiri 8. Ven. Dr. Kanumuldeniye Chandasoma 9. Ven. Dr. Medagampitiye Wijitadhamma 10. Ven. Dr. Moragollagama Uparatana 11. Prof. H.M.D.R. Herath 12. Prof. Ariya Lagamuwa 13. Prof. Rathna Wijethunge 14. Prof. Hemantha Kottawatta 15. Dr. R.P.D. Jayawardana 16. Dr. Wasantha Dissanayake 17. Dr. Sanath Wijesundara 18. Dr. Sena Nanaykkara 19. Dr. Nishadini Peiris 20. Dr. Susila Ambekka 3 Message from the Vice Chancellor (Mahopadhyaya) I have great pleasure in writing this message to the National Conference on the theme of New Buddhist Trends & the Empowering of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka to be held at Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka on 27th & 28th December 2013. We have decided to hold this National Conference at our university to discuss the matters pertaining to the improvement of new trends of Buddhist activities for the development of Theravada Buddhism. There is a growing academic interest in the traditionally Non-Buddhist world to engage seriously in learning Buddhist Studies and research works. I expect Sri Lankan scholars to take the leadership in this field for the development of Theravada Buddhism. Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, still a blooming institute, is the only university exclusively reserved for Buddhist Monks. The University celebrates its 15th anniversary gloriously with this National Conference in the historical ancient city of Anuradhapura and I hope that this will be a historical landmark for the University as well as for my personal life as I could participate two International Buddhist Conferences and one National Buddhist Conference during my tenure as the Vice Chancellor of this University. I take this opportunity to welcome cordially all the scholars from various Universities across the Country. As the Vice Chancellor of Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, I wish every one of you, a very pleasant Academic & Cultural experience at our University. Ven. Prof. Thumbulle Seelakkhandha Nayaka Thero Vice Chancellor (Mahopadhyaya). 4 Message from the Dean: Faculty of Buddhist Studies Ever since it was established in 1969, the Buddhasravaka Dharmapitha could produce some illustrious Buddhist scholars to the society. This great institute was in a very unique and blessed land as it was located exactly in the very same premises of Nandana Park where the first ever monastic school of higher learning in Sri Lanka was situated. Dharmapitha was predominantly focusing on the traditional Buddhist education. In 1998, this very same institute was converted into a full-fledged Buddhist university with the authentic traditional system coalesced with the modern educational fields as well. It was aimed at becoming a leading university for Buddhist monks fulfilling the requirements of theoretical and practical training on Buddhism and its value system. Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, formerly called as Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University, with relatively a shorter history, deserves a very special place in the Sri Lankan education map today as it is exclusively reserved for Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka. As of now, this university has expanded its wings to more widespread areas with the whole BUSL system has turned into semester system under two new faculties. BUSL‟s academic credentials have reached new heights. At this occasion, I have no hesitation to greet the Organising Committee and the BUSL-NC-2013 programme for a successful completion and a glorious outcome. Ven. Dr. Kanattegoda Saddharatana Dean: Faculty of Buddhist Studies 5 Message from the Dean: Faculty of Languages & Cultural Studies As the Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Cultural Studies, it is a great pleasure to convey a message to the abstract book of the BUSL National Conference -2013 and I take this opportunity to warmly welcome all of you to the Conference. Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, located in a cultural hub, is a unique venue for Buddhist monks in Sri Lanka. Under the able guidance and dedication of the Vice Chancellor (Vice Chancellor) Most Venerable Professor Thumbulle Seelakkhandha Nayaka Thero, this university, which was comparatively a smaller institution, has now become a giant national level university endowed with excellent infrastructure facilities and dedicated and non-academic staff members. We, the Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka decided to hold this BUSL–NC–2013 on New Buddhist Trends & Empowering Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka with a view to create an awareness among the national level scholars both Buddhist and non- Buddhist that Buddhism in every cultural context has challenges and those challenges should be properly apprehended for the future course of Buddhism. The BUSL-NC-2013 organizing committee consisting of academic and non-academic staff members has done an excellent job to make this event a grand success. In fact, the BUSL community has done their best for which I am very highly delighted and impressed. Hence, at this unique juncture, I would like to convey my greetings to the National Conference leading to a better outcome in the future cause of Buddhism. Ven. Dr. Waradiwela Wijayasumana Dean: Faculty of Languages & Cultural Studies 6 Message from the Registrar The BUSL-NC-2013 is a brainchild of the BUSL academic staff and the proposal was submitted to the BUSL Senate and Council for approval. The whole university community not only approved this whole heartedly but also stood together for the final fulfillment of the project. BUSL is no doubt a dwarf among the other giant national level universities yet it has a unique privilege to be located in the sacred premises where the first ever institute of Buddhist higher learning was established some two millennia ago. This special institute of Buddhist Studies has its own vision and mission and its task is totally dedicated to the propagation and preservation of the noble message of the Buddha in general and Buddhist education in particular. Hence, the Buddhasravaka Dharmapitha was promoted to a full-fledged Buddhist university in 1998 under a special Parliament Act. No doubt, it has a shorter history and possesses only a very limited capacity in terms of physical and human resources. Nevertheless, the BUSL community has proved in the past that they can excel any given challenge as a cohesive unit. BUSL-NC-2013 came to the limelight with the theme “New Buddhist Trends & Empowering of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka” is certainly a very crucial theme that needs to be focused on by all concerned. Hosting an event of this nature itself was a greater challenge but the BUSL community took up this challenge and rose to the occasion to set up a forum for the Buddhist Academia to investigate this matter. Hence, I sincerely wish and pray that the BUSL-NC-2013 would be an eye opener of the Buddhist community so that all can stand together as a cohesively united team for the propagation and preservation of this universal doctrine and for the benefit of the Mankind in future as well. Mr. U.D. Dodanwala Registrar 7 Message from the Conference Chief Organizer BUSL-NC-2013 Programme was definitely not a cakewalk for us as our team had to fight with the time and many other debacles from the very outset. Team work, diligence, patience, unity in diversity are some of the key elements that we need to apply when it comes to an event of this nature. The task assigned to the selected members of our overall coordinating committee was more vacillating and hesitating than encouraging and entertaining. Nevertheless, we had to go through the hardships and started off with a limping snail pace. We never gave it up nor did we lose our spirit against the challenges that were looming large before us. Gradually we could unite the whole BUSL community just as it happened every time in the past. Both the academic and the non-academic staffs of BUSL flocked together to discuss the strategies and hurriedly appointed some working committees. Challenges were certainly there but we somehow could overcome them slowly and steadily. Thanks to the relentless hard work by the overall coordinators with the blessings and guidance of the respected Vice Chancellor, Deans and HODs and with the backing of the other academic and non-academic staff members we could finally see this National Conference a reality.
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