Ven. Dr. Ehelepola  Mahinda Thera Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Department of Pali +94112891868 / +94718877546 mahelepola@bpu.ac.lk / mahelepola@gmail.com

Academic Qualification

• (B.A. Hons), Bachelor of Arts (Hons) - University of Sri Jayewardhanepura.
• (M.A.), Master of Arts - University of Kelaniya.
• (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy - University of Sri Jayewardhanepura.
• Diploma in Buddhist Counselling - Buddhist & Pali University.
• Royal Pundit - Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka.
• Certificate Course in English (Intermediate) of SVS School for English, Colombo.
• Certificate Course in English (Elementary) of SVS School for English, Colombo.
• Certificate Course in Research Methodology & Scientific Writing, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardhanepura.
  

Academic Experience

• Senior Lecturer (Grade II), Department of Pali, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (2026 up to date)
• Senior Lecturer (Grade II), Department of Buddhist & Pali Studies, Bhikshu University of Sri Lanka (since 2025.10.15 to 2025.12.31)
• Temporary Lecturer, Department of Buddhist & Pali Studies, Bhikshu University of Sri Lanka (since 2018. 01.08 to 2025.10.14)
• Temporary Lecturer, Department of Pali & Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardhanepura (since 2015.09.21 to 2018.01.05)
• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Pali, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka Buddhist and Pali University (2022 - 2025)
• Visiting Lecturer, Department of Pali & Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardhanepura (2020-2021)
• Visiting Lecturer, Final Examination of Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Education, Colombo (2017- 2020)
• Chief Examiner, G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, (A/L) Department of Examination of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Education, Colombo, (2023-2026)
• Assistant Examiner of Pali – І (321) Final Examination of Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Education, Colombo (2017 up to date).
• Assistant Examiner of Pali – ІІ (322) Final Examination of Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Education, Colombo (2017 up to date).
• Assistant Examiner of Pali – ІІІ (Final Examination of Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka, Ministry of Education, Colombo (2017 up to date).
• Teacher in Pali, Asgiri Maha Vihara Pirivena, Kandy, Sri Lanka. (2015).

Research interests

• Pali Language and Literature. 
• Pāli Poetic Criticism. 
• Tripitaka Studies with Commentarial Interpretations.
• Buddhist Research Methodology.
• Buddhist Textual Criticism.
  

International/ National Seminar Presentations

• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, 2024, Nāgānanda International Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Vol: VII , No. 4,  “Arrival of Arhat Mahinda Thera (Mahindāgamana) as Reflected in Pāli Mahāvaṃsa’’NIIBS Publications, Kelaniya.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, The Buddhist View on the Human: A Brief Analysis, Buddhism in Mekong Region Journal, Mahamakurt Buddhist University, (the 11th Project Seminar of Buddhist Delegates for the Development and Propagation of Buddhism in the Mekong and Asia region – 2024) , Vol. 07, No 02, Thailand. ISSN: 2465-5465.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, Introduction to Pali Jataka Literature, Journal of Buddhism Propagation in Mekong Region and Asia Regions, Mahamakurt Buddhist University, 2023, Vol. 02, No 02, Thailand. ISSN: 2822-0072.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, 2019, ‘An Analysis on Priority Obtained by Pāli Language Literature in Studies of Languages’, Mahamakurt Buddhist University, (the 7th Project Seminar of Buddhist Delegates for the Development and Propagation of Buddhism in the Mekong and Asia region – 2019) Thailand. ISBN: 2465-5465.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, 2019, ‘Buddhist Teaching for Sustainable Peace Building.’ Mindful Leadership for Sustainable Peace, United Nation Day of Vesak Celebration Conference which was held on 12, 13 and 14 May 2019 at the Tam Chuc International Buddhist Convention Centre in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam. ISBN:978-604-89-7926-3. 
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, 2018, ‘Maṅgalauttanto Nāma Pāli Bibbiliyāya (BIBLE) Ganta Sabhāvaṃ : Samālocanaṃ’, 14th Interactional Conference on Pāli and Buddhist Studies (ICPBS- 2018), Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, ISSN 2550-2522.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, 2018, ‘A Study on Approaches of Criminal Investigation and Elements of Criminal Justice Systerm Revealed From Uṃmagga Jātaka’,14th Interactional Conference on Pāli and Buddhist Studies (ICPBS- 2018), Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, ISSN 2550-2522.

Abstracts Published in National and International Conferences

• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, The Emergence of Human Library Concept in the 6th Century B.C: A Historical Perspective, International Conference on Building Sustainable Libraries for Connecting Communities: Librarianship, Technology and Collaboration,Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu, India, 2025. 
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, The Buddhist View on the Human: A Brief Analysis, The 11th Project Seminar of Buddhist Delegates for the Development and Propagation of Buddhism in the Mekong and Asia region – 2024), Khoen Khen Province, Thailand, 2025.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, කාව්‍යයෙහි සමාරම්භය පිළිබඳ ව බෞද්ධ ආකල්පය (The Buddhist Perspective on the Origin of Poetry) - Annual Research Symposium, Department of Sinhala Studies, University of Colombo, 2024.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, A Study of the Buddhist Attitude on Poem & Poetical Hallmarks, 17th Interactional Conference on Pāli and Buddhist Studies (ICPBS- 2024), Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2024. 
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, භක්ති ශතකයෙන් ප්‍රකට වන දළදා සාහිත්‍යය පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යයනයක්, (A study on Dalada literature, which is Reflected in Bhakti Shataka), The First Interactional Sanskrit Conference (ICS- 2023), Department of Languages Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, 2023. 
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, Introduction to Pali Jataka Literature, The 09th Project Seminar of Buddhist Delegates for the Development and Propagation of Buddhism in the Mekong and Asia region – 2023), Khoen Khen Province, Thailand, 2023.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, The Perspective of Buddhism on the Concept of Sanskrit Genius (Pratibhā), The First Interactional Sanskrit Conference (ICS- 2023), Department of Languages Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, 2023. 
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, A Breif Meaningfull Account on Meditation, the 08th Project Seminar of Buddhist Delegates for the Development and Propagation of Buddhism in the Mekong and Asia region, (DBPMA-2022)  Mahamakurt Buddhist University, Thailand. 2022.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, බෞද්ධ ආරාමීය පරිසරයේ ඇතිවන මානසික පීඩාවන් ජයගැනීම පිළිබඳ ව වංගීස සංයුත්තයාශ්‍රිත අධ්‍යයනයක් (A combined study based on the Vangisa regarding overcoming mental stresses arising in the Buddhist monastic environment), The 6th Interactional Sanskrit Conference (ICS- 2021), Department of Languages Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, 2021. 
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, Saddhammassa Antaradhanaṃ hetu: Parivīmamsanaṃ, The 5th Interactional Buddhist Conference (IBC- 2019), Buddhism: Beyond Religious Extremism, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, 2019. 
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, Maṅgalauttanto Nāma Pāli Bibbiliyāya (BIBLE) Ganta Sabhāvaṃ : Samālocanaṃ- 14th Interactional Conference on Pāli and Buddhist Studies (ICPBS- 2018), Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2018.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, A Study on Approaches of Criminal Investigation and Elements of Criminal Justice Systerm Revealed From Uṃmagga Jātaka - 14th Interactional Conference on Pāli and Buddhist Studies (ICPBS- 2018), Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2018.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, A Historical Study on Polwatte Ancient Uposatha Hall or Polwatte Ehelepola Walawwa, 2017,  National Research Symposiam on Historical Studies (NRSHS 2018) ,Department of Humanaties, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihinthale, 2018.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, Seṇkadagala-rājadhāni-samaye Sirilaṇkāya Ajjhāpane Sabhāvaṃ: Samālocanaṃ, 12th  National Conference on Buddhist Studies – Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2016.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, සූත්‍ර පිටකාගත කාලවාචී නාම පිළිබඳ අධ්‍යයනයක්, (A Study on Time Based Words Reflected in Sutta Pitaka)" 12th  National Conference on Buddhist Studies – Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2016.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ලක්දිව පාලි ශිලාලේඛන බහුල ව රචනා නොවීම පිළිබඳ ව විමර්ශනයක් (A study on the scarcity of Pali inscriptions in Sri Lanka)  09th   Annual Research Conference, Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, (RASAL), Ananda Coomarswamy MW, Colombo-07, 2016.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, Buddhist Perspective on Backdrop of Poem - 10th  National Conference on Buddhist Studies –Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura and The Buddhist Times Trust, 2015.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, පාලි නීති ග්‍රන්ථ සාහිත්‍යය පිළිබඳ ව අධ්‍යයනයක් (A Critical Study of the Literature of Pali Legal books) - International Research Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2015.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, An Introduction to Pali Niti Texts Literuture - International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches – Faculty of Graduate Studies - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2015.
  
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේ ගිලන් කළ ලෝහිත පක්‍ඛන්දිකා රෝගය (The blood disorder (Lohita Pakkhandika disease) that the Blessed Buddha suffered from) - 7th Research Conference- The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, 2014.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, පාලි අක්‍ෂර මාලාව තුළ නිග්ගහීතයෙහි ස්ථානය පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනයක් (An inquiry into the place of the Niggahita in the Pali alphabet series) - New Buddhist  Trends and Empowering of Theravada Buddhism in Sri Lanka – National Conference- Bhiksu university of Sri Lanka, 2013.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, අනුමානය පිළිබඳ බෞද්ධ ඉගැන්වීම:විමර්ශනයක්  (A study on the Buddhist teaching Inference - Anumāna)-  9th  National Conference on Buddhist Studies – Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura and The Buddhist Times Trust, 2013.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, සිහිනය පිළිබඳ බෞද්ධ මතය පිළිබඳ විග්‍රහයක් (An analysis of the Buddhist view on Dreams&" 8th  National Conference on Buddhist Studies – Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - University of Sri Jayewardenepura and The Buddhist Times Trust, 2012.

Research & Publications

Books

• චාණක්‍යනීති පාළි, (පෙළ, අන්වය, පදගතාර්ථ හා භාවාර්ථ සහිත) (Cāṇakya Nīti Pāli) (with text, grammar, literal and interpretative meanings), 2019, S. Godage and Brothers, Colombo. ISBN – 978-624-00-0394-0.
• පාලි සාහිත්‍යය විවරණය (Pāli Sāhityaya Vivarana) (Explanation of Pali Literature), 2019,  S Godage and Brothers, Colombo. ISBN – 978-624-00-0393-3.
• පාලි නීති ග්‍රන්ථ සාහිත්‍යය (Pāli Nīti Grantha Sāhityaya) (Pali Legal Literature), 2017, S Godage and Brothers, Colombo. ISBN – 978-955-30-7439-3.
• අස්ගිරි මහාවිහාරය සහ 1818 පළමු නිදහස් සටන, (Asgiri Mahā Viharaya and the First struggle for Independence in 1818), 2018, Asgiri Mahā Viharaya, Kandy. ISBN – 978-955-1478-01-8..

Chief Editor of Books and Felicitation Academic Volumes 

• ප්‍රබුද්ධ ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය, එකළොස් වන කලාපය, පාරිහාරික බුදුසමය අධ්‍යයන අංකය, (Prabuddha –Vol.-11), 2024, Advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume of Practical Buddhist Studies for Ven. Anamadvē Sri Dhammadassī Anunāyaka thera. Udugama Temple, Asgiri Mahāvihāra, Kandy, (ISBN -978-955-30-6111-9).
• බෞද්ධ තර්කය හා න්‍යාය අධ්‍යයනය ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය, (Dhammānandābhinandana), 2022, Advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume of Studies of Buddhist Epistomology for Ven. Dr. Medagama Sri Dhammananda Nayakethera. Yatawatte Temple, Asgiri Mahāvihāra, Kandy, (ISBN – 978-624-96899-3-0).
• ප්‍රබුද්ධ ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය, බෞද්ධ පුජාචාරිත්‍ර සහ අභිචාරවිධි අංකය -දහ වන කලාපය, (Prabuddha – Vol. -10), 2022, Advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume of Buddhist Rituals and Ceremonial Procedures for Ven. Anamadvē Sri Dhammadassī Anunāyaka thera. Udugama Temple, Asgiri Mahāvihāra, Kandy, (ISBN – 978-955-30-6111-9), 
• ප්‍රබුද්ධ ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය, ශ්‍රී ලාංකේය පුද්ගල හා සමාජීය ගැටලුවලට බෞද්ධ විසඳුම් අංකය, නව වන කලාපය, (Prabuddha – Vol. 09), 2020, Advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume of Buddhist Solutions to Sri Lankan Individual and Social Problems for Ven. Anamadvē Sri Dhammadassī Anunāyaka thera. Udugama Temple, Asgiri Mahāvihāra, Kandy, (ISBN – 978-955-30-6111-9), 
• ප්‍රබුද්ධ ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය, පුනර්භව සංකල්පය සහ මතවාද අංකය-, අට වන කලාපය, (Prabuddha –Vol. 08), 2019, Advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume of The Concept and Theory of Rebirth for Ven. Anamadvē Sri Dhammadassī Anunāyaka thera. Udugama Temple, Asgiri Mahāvihāra, Kandy, (ISBN – 978-955-30-6111-9)
• ප්‍රබුද්ධ ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය, බෞද්ධ භාවනාව, තදනුබද්ධ භාවනා විධික්‍රම සහ බෞද්ධ භාවනා සම්ප්‍රදායයන් අංකය - හත් වන කලාපය, (Prabuddha –Vol.-07), 2018, Advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume of Buddhist Meditation, Concentration-Based Meditation Techniques, and Buddhist Meditation Traditions for Ven. Anamadvē Sri Dhammadassī Anunāyaka thera. Udugama Temple, Asgiri Mahāvihāra, Kandy, (ISBN – 978-955-30-6111-9), 
• ඓතිහාසික සුදුහුම්පොළ රජමහා විහාරය (Ancient Suduhumpola Royal Temple), 2022, Yatawatta Temple, Kandy. ISBN – 978-624-96899-2-3.
• පොල්වත්ත පුරාණ උපෝෂථාරාම විහාරය හෙවත් පොල්වත්ත ඇහැලේපොල වලව්ව (Polwatte Ancient Uposatha Hall or Polwatte Ehelepola Walawwa), 2017, Yatawatta Temple, Kandy. ISBN – 978-955-0398-24-9.
• අනුරුද්ධාභිනන්දන, (Anuruddhābhinandana), a advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume, 2020, Yatawatte Temple, Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy.ISBN- 978-955-7466-00-2.
• උපාසනා, (Upāsanā), a advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume, 2017, Yatawatte Temple, Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy.ISBN- 978-955-7466-00-4.
• සම්බෝධිනී-ІІ, (Sambodhinī-ІІ), a advanced Scholarly Falicitation Volume, No-ІІ, 2016, Sunethraramaya, Kotte, ISBN- 978-955-40130-0-1.
• Proceedings book of the 13th International Conference on Pali & Buddhist Studies (ICPBS-2017), Department of Pali & Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayawardhanepura, ISSN-2550-2522.
• USJP PALI-BUDDHIST, The News Letter of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies,  Vol.-ІІ, No-ІІ, 2016, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University od Sri Jayewardhanepura, Nugegoda.
• චරණ, (Caraṇa), a advanced Scholarly Falicitation juornal. Vol.-ⅤІ, 2015, Bhiksu Association, Sri Jayawardhanepura University, Nugegoda. ISSN- 1800-4393.

Editor / Co-Editor of Peer Revied Journals  

• Co- Editor – Peer Review Academic Journal on Pali Grammar Volume, Department of Buddhist and Pali Studies, Faculty of Buddhist Studies, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, 2024.
• Co- Editor - Jurnal of Pali, (Biannual Peer Revied Journal), 2022-June, Vol.ⅤІІ, Issue І, Department of Pali Studies, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama, ISBN – 977-2513-315001.
• Co- Editor - Jurnal of Pali, (Biannual Peer Revied Journal), 2022-December, Vol.ⅤІІ, Issue ІІ, Department of Pali Studies, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama, ISBN – 977-2513-315001.
• Co- Editor - Jurnal of Pali, (Biannual Peer Revied Journal), 2021-June, Vol.ⅤІІ, Issue І, Department of Pali Studies, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama, ISBN – 977-2513-315001.
• Co- Editor - Jurnal of Pali, (Biannual Peer Revied Journal), 2021-December, Vol.ⅤІІ, Issue І, Department of Pali Studies, Faculty of Language Studies, Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama, ISBN – 977-2513-315001.

Peer Reviewed Articles 

• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘A Study on the Pali Poetical Critiscim (Subodhālaṃkāra) in Polonnaruwa Peiod’, (Sinhala) Buddhist Studies Peer Reviewed Journal, Isse.ІІ, No.І, 2024, (Ed.), Wilgamuwe Piyananda Thera, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, ISSN-2827-7511, 160-182 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘A Study on Pali Canonical Poetic Criticisms’, (Sinhala) Pravacana Peer Reviewed Journal, (2021) Vol.-ⅩІІ, No.-ІІ, (Ed.), Baladora Indrajothi Thera, Pahiyangala Sumangala Thera, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, ISSN-2345-9999, 142-162 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘An Introduction on Rythorics (Alaṃkāra) Reflected in Pali Canon’, (Sinhala)  Pravacana Peer Reviewed Journal, (2021) Vol.-ⅩІІ, No.-І, (Ed.), Kallanchiye Rathanasiri Thera, Karapikkada Sobhitha Thera, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, ISSN-2345-9999, 116-135 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘The Origin of Poetry: A Critical Review of Indian and Buddhist Doctrines’" (Sinhala)  Pravacana Peer Reviewed Journal, (2020), Vol.-ⅩІ, No.-ІІ,, (Ed.), Radawane Sumangala Thera, Baladora Indrajothi Thera, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, ISSN-2345-9999, 42-52 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘A Study on Itiuttakapāḷi, (Sinhala) Pravacana Peer Reviewed Journal, (2019), Vol.-Ⅹ, No.-І, (Ed.), Panamure Chandima Thera, Galle Dhamminda Thera,  Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, ISSN-2345-9999, 205-216 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘A Brief Inquiry into the Pagination (Numbering) of Palm Leaf Manuscripts’, (Sinhala)  Peer Reviewed Journal of Practical Buddhist Studies, (2019), Vol.-І, (Ed.), Gomila Gunalankara Thera, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, ISSN-2719-2504, 281-296 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘Sutta-Based Pali Poetic Theory; A Critical Approach’, (Sinhala) Pravacana Peer Reviewed Journal, (2017), Vol.-ⅤІІІ, No.-І, (Ed.), Divulapelesse Vimalananda Thera, Dapane Chandarathana Thera, Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, ISSN-2345-9999, 421-434 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘Characteristics of Burmese Pali Didactic Literature’, (Sinhala)  JOURNAL OF PĀLI , Vol.- І, Issuse-І, (2016), (Ed.), Witharandeniye Chandasiri Thera, Asmadale Dhammarathana Thera, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homgama, ISSN-2513-3152, 118-139 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘The Influence of Sanskrit of Pali Legal Literature’ (Sinhala) VIDDYODAYA JOURNAL Vol.- ІⅤ¸ part-ІІ , (2015), (Ed.), Kotapitiye Rahula thera, Gnanadasa Perera, University of Sri Jayewardhanepura, Nugegoda, ISSN-2279-2538, 82-94 pp.

Article

• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “මහනුවර අස්ගිරි මහාවිහාරය සහ ඇත්කඳ රජමහා විහාරය”(Kandy - Asgiri Maha Viharaya and Ethkanda Raja Maha Viharaya), Historical Ethkanda Rajamaha Viharaya, (2025), Edited by – Ajith Talwatte, Mahiyangana Rajamaha Viharaya, Kurunegala, 359 – 366 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පාලි මහාවංසයෙන් හෙළි වන මහියංගණ රාජමහා විහාරය”, (The Pali Mahavamsa provides an account on Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara), Pirivena Journal, (2025), Edited by – Madovita Wajirabuddhi Thero, Ministry of Educaton and Higfher Education, Battaramulla, 170 – 178 pp.Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පාලි කාව්‍යාලංකාර විචාරය සහ සුබෝධාලංකාරය”, ‘Pali Rhythorics Poetic Critisicm and Subadhalamkaraya’, Chandolamkāra, (2024), Edited by – Medagampitiye Wijithadhamma Thero, Meepitiye Seelarathana thera, Godage and Brothers, 413 – 426 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පාලි ත්‍රිපිටකාගත කාව්‍යාලංකාර”, (Pali Rhythorics in Pali Canon), Chandolamkāra, (2024), Edited by – Medagampitiye Wijithadhamma Thero, Meepitiye Seelarathana thera, Godage and Brothers, 444 – 456 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘Mahiyangana Rajamaha Viharaya, Reflecteded from the Pali Mahāvamsa,’ Historical Miyuguna Temple, (2024), Edited by - Mandaramnuwara Yasassi Thero, Mahiyangana Rajamaha Viharaya, Mahiyangana, 892 – 908 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “කෝට්ටේ යුගයේ දළදා සාහිත්‍යය පිළිබඳ සංක්‍ෂිප්ත විමසුමක්”, (A Brief Review on Dalada Literature of the Kotte Period), Pujanīya Dalada Saṁskr̥tiya (2023), Edited by H. M. D. R. Herath, Central Province Department of Cultural Affairs, Kandy, 82 - 94 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “මහාවංසයෙන් ප්‍රකට වන අභයගිරි විහාරය පිළිබඳ සංක්‍ෂිප්ත හැඳින්වීමක්”, (A Introduction to Abhayagiri Vihara Reflecteded from the Pali Mahāvamsa), Abhayagiri Varuna (2023), Edited by Ajith Talawatta, Abhayagiri Vihara, Anuradhapura, 118 – 134 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “මහාවංසයෙන් ප්‍රකට වන මහින්දාගමනය”" (Mahindagamanaya manifaceted from the Pali Mahāvamsa), Missaka Puranaya (2023), Edited by Ajith Talawatta, Mihinthala Rajamaha Vihara, Mihinthalaya, 372 – 384 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “ජය ශ්‍රී මහාබෝධිය සහ තදනුබද්ධ ගාථා සාහිත්‍යය”, (Jaya Sri Mahabodhiya and the Literature of the Pali Gatha), Sri mahabodhiya,(2022), Edited by Ajith Talawatta, Udamaluwa Viharaya, Anuradhapura, 522 – 554 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “වාම ශ්‍රී දළදා වහන්සේ ආරක්‍ෂා කිරීමෙහි ලා අස්ගිරි මහාවිහාරීය භික්‍ෂූන් වහන්සේලාගේ දායකත්වය”, (The Contribution of the Monks of Asgiriya Maha Viharaya in Protecting the left sacred tooth relic), Pujaniya Dalada Sanskrutiya, (2021), Edited by H. M. D. R. Herath, Central Province Department of Cultural Affairs, Kandy, 52 – 64 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “ශ්‍රී දළදා වහන්සේ රැකගත් අස්ගිරි මහාවිහාරීය සඟ පරපුර”, (The great sanga Generation of Asgiriya Maha Viharaya Who Protected left sacred tooth relic), Prabuddha, Vol.10 - Buddhist Worship Rituals and Paranormal Practices, (2021), Edited by Ehelepola Mahinda Thero, Prabuddha Social Service Foundation, Kandy, 223 – 243 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “ඉතිවුත්තක පාළිය පිළිබඳ ව සංක්‍ෂිප්ත විමර්ශනයක්”, (A Brief Study on the Itivuttaka Discourse), Ñanābhinandana, (2018), Editor: Ven. Mahakumbukwewa Nandaloka, Sri Aloka Pabbatharamaya, Ratmalgahawewa,44-48 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පොල්වත්ත පුරාණ උපෝෂථාරාමය හෙවත් ඇහැලේපොල වලව්ව පිළිබඳ ව ඓතිහාසික විමර්ශනයක් ”, (A Historical Study on Ehelepola Walawwa), Wellasse Abhimānaya, (2018), Editors: Ven. Kotiyagala Uparathana Thera, Ven. Indavimala Tampitiya, Wellassa Sangasabha, Wellassa, 237-249 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “හින්දු දේව විශ්වාස සිංහල බුද්ධාගමට බලපාන ආකාරය පිළිබඳ ව විමසුමක්”, (A Study on the Influence of Hindu Beliefs on Sinhala Buddhism), Nānasa, (2018), Editors: Ven. Mahaessedduma Sīlānanda, Ven. Indavimala Tampitiya, Adi Shishya Sangamaya, Mahavihara Mahapirivena, Asgiriya, Kandy, 364-376 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පාලි භාෂා සාහිත්‍යයට පොල්වත්තේ බුද්ධදත්ත මහනාහිමියන්ගෙන්  සිදුවූ ශාස්ත්‍රීය සේවය˜ ‘Scholarly Contributions by Ven. Polwatte Buddhadatta thera to Pali Language Literature’, Ñānagavesi, (2017), Editor: Ven. Sooriyapura Sōmaransi, Pali and Buddhist Studies Association, University of Ruhunu, 32-47 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පුද්ගලයා පිළිබඳ බෞද්ධ ඉගැන්වීම: සංක්‍ෂිප්ත විවරණයක්” (Buddhist Teachings on the Individual: A Brief Description), Upāsanā, (2017), Editor: Ven. Makuruppu Dhammānanda, Asgiri Mahaviharaya, Kandy, 98-108 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “සාහිත්‍යය කලාව කාව්‍ය සහ බුදුසමය පිළිබඳ සංක්‍ෂිප්ත විවරණයක් ”, (A Brief Explanation of Literature, Art, Poetry, and Buddhism), Prabuddha – Vol. 06, (2017), Editors: Ven. Madagampitiya Vijithadhammā, Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Udugama Temple, Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy, 95-102 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, මොළයේ ක්‍රියාකාරීත්වය උදෙසා  බෞද්ධ භාවනාව ඉවහල් වන ආකාරය පිළිබඳ  විවරණයක්”, (A Description of How Buddhist Meditation Helps Brain Functioning), Manōvidyā Praveshaya, (2016), Editor: Roland Abeypala, University of Colombo, 168-173 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘Scholarly Contributions of Ven. Polwatte Buddhadatta thera’, Vajra, (2016), Editors: Ven. Kobeytuduwa Vijitha, Ven. Ananda Ratmalane, Aggaramaya, Ambalangoda, 254-268 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘The Social Value of Pali Nīti (Disciplinary) Texts’, Prabuddha, Vol.05, (2016), Editors: Ven. Madagampitiya Vijithadhammā, Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Udugama Temple, Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy, 274-283 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “සෙංකඩගලපුර අස්ගිරි මහාවිහාරයේ අනුනායක ස්වාමීන්ද්‍රයන් වහන්සේලාගේ කාර්යභාර්ය”, (The Duties of the Anunayaka Theras of Asgiri Maha viharaya in Kandy), Prabuddha, Vol.05, (2016), Editors: Ven. Madagampitiya Vijithadhammā, Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Udugama Temple, Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy, 78-88 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පිටක අනුපිටකාගත ජාතක සම්ප්‍රදාය්”, (The Jataka Tradition of Pali the Pitaka Anupitaka Literatures), Bauddha Saradharma, (2016), Editor: K.A. Wirasena, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 89-96 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “නීතිය හා බෞද්ධ නීතිය”, (Law and Buddhist Law), Prabuddha Fourth Era, (2016), Vol.04, (2015), Editors: Ven. Madagampitiya Vijithadhammā, Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Udugama Temple, Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy, 266-273 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “ථෙරවාදී පර්යේෂණ  ක්‍රමවිද්‍යාවේ විෂයක්‍ෂේත්‍රය පිළිබඳ ව  විවරණයක්”, (A Description of the Subject Areas of Theravāda Research Methodology), Charana Vol. 07, (2016), Editors: Ven. Galagama Karunakara, Ven. Sooriyawewa Sugathasiri, Bhikkhu Association, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 115-136 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “බුදුසමයෙන් හෙලිවන සාම්ප්‍රදායික සන්නිවේදන විධික්‍රම්”, (Traditional Communication Methods Revealed by the Buddha’s Era), Sambodhini Vol.02, (2016), Editors: Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Ven. Halyale Pannyananda, Sunethrarama, Kotte, 428-438 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “සූත්‍රාගත අත්ථ සංකල්පයේ ව්‍යාප්තිය සහ අට්ඨකථාවන්හි ආරම්භය”, (The Spread of the Concept of Sutta-based Commentories feachers and the Beginning of Commentaries), Pūjana, (2016), Editor: Ven. Kotiyagala Uparatana, Purana Vihara, Gandara, Matara, 432-451 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “කඩොල් ඇතාගේ රාජකීය දළ යුගලයේ පිහිටීම පිළිබද ව සංක්‍ෂිප්ත විවරණයක්”, (A Brief Description of the Location of Kadol Elephant’s Royal Tusker Pair), Rohana Archaeological Investigation, (2016), Editor: H. H. Ashoka Karunaratne, Godage and Brothers, Colombo, 267-273 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, ‘Concepts of Law and Buddhist Legal Principles’, Prabuddha Scholarly Collection, Vol. 04, ( 2014), Chief Editor: Ven. Anamaduwe Dhammadassi, Sri Lanka Pali Grantha Samagama, Wadduwa., 187-198 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “කාව්‍යයේ ස්වභාවය පිළිබඳ පාලි විවරණය”, (Pali Explanation on the Nature of Poetry), Magadhi Scholarly Collection (Prof. Chandima Wijebandara Memorial volome), (2016), Chief Editor: M. D. I. Gunatilaka, Godage and Brothers, Colombo, 134-145 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “කෙටි කතා ලක්‍ෂණවලින් බැහැර නොවන බුද්ධ දේශනා නන්ද සූත්‍රය ඇසුරින් විමසීම”, (An Inquiry into Buddha’s Teachings Based on Characteristics of Short Stories through Nanda Sutta), Abhilekha – Venerable Moraliyē Palitha Nāhimi Gunānusmarana Scholarly Journal, (2014), Editors: Ven. Madawala Nimalasiri, Ven. Sooriyawewa Sumedha, Sri Sudarshanārāma, Kahangama, Ratnapura, 129-140 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “ප්‍රායෝගික විනය කෘතියක් වශයෙන් සිඛවළඳ සහ සිඛවළඳවිනිස සතු වැදගත්කම”, (The Practical Significance of Sikkhavalanda and Sikkhalandavinisa as a Vinaya Text), Nānasa Annual Scholarly Collection (2010), Editors: Ven. Idiparapē Dhammāsiri and Ven. Dærangala Kusalañāna, Mahavihara Mahapirivena, Asgiriya Mahavihara, Kandy, 51-69 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “අථර්වවේදයෙහි නිරූපිත අභිචාර විධි පිළිබඳ ව කෙටි හැදින්වීමක්”, (A Brief Introduction to the Exorcism Rituals Described in the Atharvaveda), Bhāṣāprabhā Scholarly Collection, (2014), Editors: Prof. Lenagala Sirinivāsa and Ven. Ketsirigama Ratana, Godage and Brothers, Colombo 10, 201-211 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “ධර්ම සංගායනාවල අරමුණු”, (The Objectives of Dhamma Councils), Nānasa Annual Scholarly Collection (2011), Editors: Ven. Bolāpe Kassapa and Ven. Kurunegala Ānanda, Mahavihara Mahapirivena, Asgiriya Mahavihara, Kandy, 266-274 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “ගැටුම පිළිබඳ ව බෞද්ධ ආකල්පය ”, (The Buddhist Concept of Conflict), Aparādha Samīkṣā, Scholarly Collection (2014), Editors: D. M. S. Dhammika Bandara, Godage and Brothers, Colombo 10, 95-103 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “සිද්ධාර්ථ බෝසත් චරිතය හා බැඳි සෞන්දර්ය පිළිබඳ විමසීමක්”, (An Inquiry into the Beauty Connected with the Life of Siddhartha Gautama), Soundarya Hā Kalā Shilpa, Scholarly Collection (2013), Editors: Ven. M.Paññānanda, Mr. K. A. Weerasena, Mr. Vasantha Mendis and associates, Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 15-24 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “පියදාස සිරිසේනගේ ඩිංගිරි මැණිකා නව කතාව සහ ආර්ය සිංහල සංස්කෘතිය”,(The Novel of Dingiri Manika by Piyadasa Sirisena and Arya Sinhala Culture),Nānasa Annual Scholarly Collection (2009), Editors: Ven. Madipola Wimalajōthi and Ven. Kadawalavē Kalyāṇa, Mahāvihāra Mahā Pirivena, Asgiriya Mahāvihāra, Kandy, 57-67 pp.
• Mahinda Thera, Ehelepola, “මහගම සේකරයන්ගේ යථාර්ථවාදී සමාජ පැතිකඩ ප්‍රබුද්ධ කාව්‍ය ඇසුරින් විමර්ශනය කිරීම”, (A Study of Mahagama Sekara’s Realistic Social Profile from the Perspective of Prabuddha Poetry),Nānasa Annual Scholarly Collection (2008), Editors: Ven. Tampitiya Indavimala and Ven. Gangoda Indasara, Mahāvihāra Mahā Pirivena, Asgiriya Mahāvihāra, Kandy, 227-234 pp.

Songs

• Sri Maha Bodhi (ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධි) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAbUFebFqkY

  Lyrics by Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Voice by Suneera Sumanga. Music by Wikum Kavinda, Released by මධුරතා - Madhurata YouTube channel / ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධි / Sri Maha Bhodhi / Suneera Sumanga / Ven Ehelepola Mahinda. 

• Suduhumpola Pansala (සුදුහුම්පොළ පන්සල)   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scPP1stWYSo

  Lyrics by Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Voice by Mangala Denex. Music by Shiwantaha Ash, Released by මධුරතා - Madhurata YouTube channel / සුදුහුම්පොළ පන්සල/ Suduhumpola Pansala / Mangala Denex / Ven Ehelepola Mahinda.

• Pohoya Sande (පොහොය සදේ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SyRm84sIec&list=RD5SyRm84sIec&start_radio=1

  Lyrics by Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Voice by Dayan Witharana. Music by Shantha Jayalath Thisera, Released by මධුරතා - Madhurata YouTube channel /පොහොය සදේ / Pohoya Sande / Dayan Witharana / Ven Ehelepola Mahinda. 

• Amma (wïud) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uuj76pYykGQ

  Lyrics by Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Voice by Lakmal Nanayakkara. Music by Bibiladeniye Mahanama Thera, Released by මධුරතා - Madhurata YouTube channel / wïud / Amma / Lakmal Nanayakkara / Ven Ehelepola Mahinda. 

• Bopath Visire (බෝ පත් විසිරේ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00h4l0RwN68 

  Lyrics by Ven. Ehelepola Mahinda, Voice by Thikshana Anuradha. Music by Bibiladeniye Mahanama Thera, Released by මධුරතා - Madhurata YouTube channel / බෝ පත් විසිරේ / Bopath Visire / Dayan Witharana / Ven Ehelepola Mahinda.

Memberships

• World Buddhist Sanga Council, Taipei, Taiwan, (WBSC), 2024.
• Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies, (SLABS), 2024.
• Forum on Global Faith and Culture, Singapore, (IFGFC), 2023.
• Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, (RASL), 2017.
• Buddhist Publication Society of Kandy, Sri Lanka, (BPS), 2015
• Oriental Studies Society of Sri Lanka, (OSSS), 2009.
• Old Students’ Association of Asgiri Maha Vihara Maha Pirivena, Kandy, (MVP), 2008.
• Youth Bhikkhu Association, Asgiri Maha Viharaya, Kandy, (YBA), 2006.