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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Upcoming Events

Jun

07

07 Jun - 30 Jun
Call for papers "international conference on postgraduate interdisciplinary research - 2025"
<b>Conference Tracks</b><br> Buddhist Philosophy and Bu...

Jun

06

06 Jun - 16 Jun
අයදුම්පත් භාරගැනීමේ කාලය දීර්ඝ කිරීම - විශ්වවිද්‍යාල ප්‍රවේශය (දේශීය අභ්‍යන්තර සිසුන් සඳහා) 2025/2026
ශ්‍රී ලංකා බෞද්ධ හා පා�...

Jun

03

03 Jun - 19 Jun
විස්තරාත්මක ප්‍රතිඵල ලේඛන ලබාගැනීම - ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී (සාමාන්‍ය) බාහිර උපාධි පාඨමාලාව
ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී (සාමාන්‍�...

Jun

03

03 Jun - 23 Jun
විභාග කාලසටහන සංශෝධන කිරීම - සිව්වන වසර දෙවන සමාසික පරීක්‍ෂණය - 2025 මැයි/ජුනි
2025 මැයි/ජුනි මාසයන්හි ප�...

Jun

02

02 Jun - 17 Jun
2024 අගෝස්තු 30 දිනට උපාධිය සම්පූර්ණ කරන ලද සිසුන්ගේ නාමලේඛනය
2024 අගෝස්තු 30 දිනට ශාස්ත�...

May

30

30 May - 17 Jun
Vacancy - post of registrar
Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, will entertain ap...

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