Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

The Senate


The Senate is the academic council of the University. Ven. Vice Chancellor functions as a member of the Senate in additions to holding the position of its Chairman. The other members of the Senate are all the Deans, Heads of the Departments all the Professors, representatives of lecturers attached to various faculties. The Senate of our University consists of 31 members.


Members of the Senate


01.Mahopadhyaya:

Chair Professor Ven. Dr. Homagama Dhammananda Thero

02. Deans:

  1. Dean of the Faculty of Buddhist Studies  - Senior Lecturer Ven. Baragama Sadhananda Thero
  2. Dean of the Faculty of Languages - Ven. Prof. Ven. Gonadeniye Pannarathana Thero (Dean - Covering)
  3. Dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Studies - Ven. Prof. Moragollagama Uparathana Thero

03. Heads of Departments:

  1. Ven. Yodhakandiye Ariyawansa Thero (Head of the Department of Buddhist Philosophy)
  2. Ven. Associate Prof. Dunukeulle Saranada Thero (Head of the Department of Buddhist Culture)
  3. Ven. Dampahala Rahula Thero (Head of the Department of Religious Studies and Comparative Philosophy)
  4. Senior Lecturer Dr. Ishanka Malsiri (Head of the Department of Archeology)
  5. Ven. Prof. Ven. Gonadeniye Pannarathana Thero (Head of the Department of Pali Language)
  6.  Senior Lecturer Ven. Dr Mawathagama Pemananda Thero (Head of the Department of Sanskrit)
  7. Senior Lecturer Dr. Upul Priyantha Gamage (Head of the Department of Sinhala Language) 
  8. Senior Lecturer Dr. Mrs. Waruni Thennakoon (Head of Department of English)
  9. Senior Lecturer Dr; Mrs. E.G.I.P Wickramasighe (Head of the Department of Language Skills Development)
  10. Senior Lecturer Mr. M.H.P.K. Gunasena  (Head of the Department of English Language Teaching)

04.Librararian 

  1. Dr. Mr. W.W.K. Lalith

05.Senior Professor / Professor

  1. Ven. Prof. Neluwe Sumanawansa Thero
  2. Ven. Prof.  Wawwe Dhammarakkitha Thero
  3. Prof. Mrs. Yamuna Herath
  4. Prof. Mrs. Sasni Amarasekara
  5. Ven. Prof. Aluthgama Wimalarathana Thero
  6. Prof. Mrs. M.A.C.  Munasinghe
  7. Ven Prof. Lenagala Sirinivasa Thero
  8. Prof. Mr. Nilantha P. Dissanayake
  9. Prof. Mrs. A.L.N.P  Perera

06. Faculty Representatives:

Faculty of Buddhist Studies

  1. Senior Lecturer Ven. Dr. Omalpe Somananda Thero

Faculty of Language Studies

  1. Senior Lecturer Mrs, Narayanan Mallikadevi
  2. Senior Lecture, Ven. Dr. Kandegama Deepawansalankara Thero

07. Appointed Members:

Ven. Senior Prof. Kiulegedara Narada Anunayaka Thero

Ven. Prof. Elamaldeniye Sarananda Thero

Ven. Prof. Miriswatte Wimalagngna Thero

Ven. Dr. Koggalle Wijitha Thero

Senior Lecturer, Mr. Sampath Pushpakumara


08.Secretary of the Senate:

Mr. E.A. Gunasena Deputy Registrar (Acting Registrar)


Sub Committees Functioning Under the Senate

  • Library Committee

  • Senate Standing Committee 

  • Committee on Study Leave 

  • Committee on Higher Degrees


Upcoming Events

Jul

02

02 Jul - 09 Jul
අභ්‍යන්තර විභාග සඳහා අයදුම්පත් කැඳවීම / calling applications for internal examinations - july/ august 2025
2025 ජූලි සහ අගෝස්තු මාසය�...
view

Jun

26

26 Jun - 29 Jun
ප්‍රතිඵල නිකුත් කිරීම/ issuing results (second year first semester examination) november-december, 2024
2024 නොවැම්බර් සහ දෙසැම්�...
view

Jun

26

26 Jun - 20 Jul
සම්මන්ත්‍රණ පැවැත්වීමේ කාලසටහන - ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී (සාමාන්‍ය) බාහිර උපාධි පාඨමාලාව - 2022/ 2023 - ii පරීක්ෂණය - 2025 ජූලි
ශාස්ත්‍රවේදී (සාමාන්‍�...
view

Jun

23

23 Jun - 31 Jul
නැවත පෙනී සිටින සිසුන් ලියාපදිංචි කිරීම - දෙමළ භාෂා පාඨාමාලා පරීක්ෂණය
2025 අධ්‍යයන වර්ෂයට අදාළ�...
view

Jun

13

13 Jun - 17 Jun
ප්‍රතිඵල නිකුත් කිරීම/ issuing results (first year first semester examination) november-december, 2024
2024 නොවැම්බර් සහ දෙසැම්�...
view

Jun

13

13 Jun - 08 Aug
University admission – academic year 2025/ 2026 (foreign candidates)
Applications are invited up to <b>07.08.2025</b> from eligib...
view
See All Events
Exam Results
See latest exam results