About the University

DhammacakkaṂ PavattetuṂ

Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

Vision

To be the foremost and the best Buddhist University in the world

Mission 

To endow unto the world, erudite Dhammaduthas (Missionaries of the Dhamma) and scholars, disciplined through mastery of the Buddhadhamma, the Pali Language and allied subjects, accomplished in varied skills capable in promoting and fostering the philosophy of life, refulgent with the doctrine of the Buddha in Sri Lanka and abroad.

Objectives of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

The objectives that were fundamental to the establishment of the University in terms of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka Act No. 74 of 1981 as amended by the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka Act No. 37 of 1995:-

  1. The training of scholars in the Buddhist Doctrine and Discipline for the purpose of the dissemination of Buddhism and nurturing of Buddhist missionary activities in Sri Lanka and abroad.
  2. The promotion of the study of the Pali Language, Buddhist Culture and Buddhist Philosophy in Sri Lanka and abroad, and the enhancement of those studies as befitting the modern world trends.

    1. The training of the student monks and the lay male students to teach Buddhism and Pali Language in the Pirivenas, Schools and in similar institutions.
    2. The provision of facilities to maintain and promote courtesy and civility and mental discipline among the student monks and the lay male students.
    3. Any other matter connected with or ancillary to the above objectives

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Feb

07

07 Feb - 28 Feb
මාර්ගගත කෙටිකාලීන භාෂා පාඨමාලා සඳහා අයදුම්පත් කැඳවීම - calling applications for online short courses on languages - 2025
ශ්‍රී ලංකා බෞද්ධ හා පා�...

Feb

06

06 Feb - 17 Feb
සිසුන් ලියාපදිංචි කිරීමේ කාලය දීර්ඝ කිරීම/ extension of registration period for diploma courses - academic year 2025
ශ්‍රී ලංකා බෞද්ධ හා පා�...

Jan

31

31 Jan - 28 Feb
සම්මන්ත්‍රණ පැවැත්වීමේ කාලසටහන - ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී (සාමාන්‍ය) බාහිර උපාධි පාඨමාලාව - 2024 - i පරීක්ෂණය - 2025 පෙබරවාරි
ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී (සාමාන්‍�...

Jan

29

29 Jan - 06 Feb
Issuing results - online short courses on languages - 2024
Results of the Online Short Courses on Languages - 2024 are ...

Jan

29

29 Jan - 06 Feb
Issuing results - online short course in english literature october, 2024
Results of the Online Short Course in English Literature - O...

Jan

23

23 Jan - 28 Jan
විස්තරාත්මක ප්‍රතිඵල ලේඛනය ලබාගැනීම - ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී (සාමාන්‍ය) බාහිර උපාධි පාඨමාලාව - 2016/2017/2018 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂ
උක්ත පාඨමාලාවට අදාළව 202...

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