Ven. Amunudowe Hemasiri Thero
Temparory Lecturer - Department of Pāli and Buddhist Studies
Royal Pandit (OSS), B.A (Kelaniya), M.Phil (Reading) (Kelaniya)
Department of Pali & Buddhist Studies
Faculty of Humanities
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka. 11600
Mobile : +94 714 171 423
Email : amunudowe@gmail.com
Master of Philosophy (Reading) in Pāli, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023 - up to date.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Pāli, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2018 - 2022.
Royal Pandit (English Medium), Oriental Studies Society, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. 2020.
Skills Development Program Course (following), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023- up to date.
Staff Development Program Course (following), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023- up to date.
Pāli Language - Preliminary, Intermediate, and Final examinations with 1st Class, Sri Sumangala Memorial Council, Vidyodaya Pirivena, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2013.
Diploma in English Language - Buddhist and Pāli University, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2018.
Diploma in Information Technology (Reading) , IMBS - Institute of Management & Business Studies. 2023 - up to date.
Diploma In Tamil As An Additional Language (Merit), University of Colombo, 2017.
Certificate Course in English Language (Intermediate Level) Merit , University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2015.
Certificate Course in English Language (Higher Level) Merit, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2017.
NYUMON 1, Japanese Language Education Association, Sasakawa – Colombo 03. 2015.
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Pāli, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2018 - 2022.
Royal Pandit (English Medium), Oriental Studies Society, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. 2020.
Skills Development Program Course (following), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023- up to date.
Staff Development Program Course (following), Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023- up to date.
Pāli Language - Preliminary, Intermediate, and Final examinations with 1st Class, Sri Sumangala Memorial Council, Vidyodaya Pirivena, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2013.
Diploma in English Language - Buddhist and Pāli University, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2018.
Diploma in Information Technology (Reading) , IMBS - Institute of Management & Business Studies. 2023 - up to date.
Diploma In Tamil As An Additional Language (Merit), University of Colombo, 2017.
Certificate Course in English Language (Intermediate Level) Merit , University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2015.
Certificate Course in English Language (Higher Level) Merit, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2017.
NYUMON 1, Japanese Language Education Association, Sasakawa – Colombo 03. 2015.
Lecturer (Temporary) - Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023 - up to date.
Lecturer – Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, University of Kelaniya , Sri Lanka. 2023 - up to date.
Lecturer – Buddhist Studies Diploma for Foreign Students, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023- up to date.
Visiting Lecturer – Buddhist and Pali College of Hachioji, Japan. 2023 - Up to date.
Teacher - Dhamma School, Paramadhamma Viharaya, Moraketiya, Pannipitiya. 2010 – Up to date.
Teacher - Sri Sugatha Subhadrarama English Dhamma School, Galahitiyawa. 2021 August – October
Lecturer – Centre for Distance and Continuing Education, University of Kelaniya , Sri Lanka. 2023 - up to date.
Lecturer – Buddhist Studies Diploma for Foreign Students, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023- up to date.
Visiting Lecturer – Buddhist and Pali College of Hachioji, Japan. 2023 - Up to date.
Teacher - Dhamma School, Paramadhamma Viharaya, Moraketiya, Pannipitiya. 2010 – Up to date.
Teacher - Sri Sugatha Subhadrarama English Dhamma School, Galahitiyawa. 2021 August – October
Senior Lecturer A.A.Jayasuriya memorial Gold medal - Highest marks for Pali language, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023.
Ven. Zik Win Zin scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language - Best performance of Pāli Language, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2019.
Ven. Walāne Siddhārtha Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language - Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. 2011.
Gamini Jayasuriya scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language” - Gamini Jayasuriya Pāli Scholarship Fund, Sri Lanka. 2010.
Gamini Jayasuriya scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language - Gamini Jayasuriya Pāli Scholarship Fund, Sri Lanka. 2009.
Ven. Zik Win Zin scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language - Best performance of Pāli Language, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2019.
Ven. Walāne Siddhārtha Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language - Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka. 2011.
Gamini Jayasuriya scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language” - Gamini Jayasuriya Pāli Scholarship Fund, Sri Lanka. 2010.
Gamini Jayasuriya scholarship for Excellence in Pali Language - Gamini Jayasuriya Pāli Scholarship Fund, Sri Lanka. 2009.
Member - Royal Asiatic Society, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2024.
Chief Examiner - Preliminary Examination of Praceena (Equivalent to the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination in Sri Lanka) The Oriental Studies Society (OSS) of Sri Lanka, 2023.
Assistant Examiner - Preliminary Examination of Praceena (Equivalent to the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination in Sri Lanka) The Oriental Studies Society (OSS) of Sri Lanka, 2023.
Assistant Examiner - Intermediate Examination of Praceena (Equivalent to the Art qualifying examination of the any recognized university of Sri Lanka, The Oriental Studies Society (OSS) of Sri Lanka, 2023.
President - Student’s Society, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2020 - 2021
Secretary - Student’s Society, Sri Dharmapala Maha Pirivena, Bellana. 2012.
Member - Academia.edu, San Francisco, California. 2020 - up to date.
Member - The Oriental Studies Society [OSS] of Sri Lanka. 2022 - up to date
Associate Member – Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies (SLABS), Sri Lanka. 2023 – up to date.
Organizing committee member – Buddhist Commitment to Humanity, International Symposium , University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023
Chief Examiner - Preliminary Examination of Praceena (Equivalent to the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination in Sri Lanka) The Oriental Studies Society (OSS) of Sri Lanka, 2023.
Assistant Examiner - Preliminary Examination of Praceena (Equivalent to the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination in Sri Lanka) The Oriental Studies Society (OSS) of Sri Lanka, 2023.
Assistant Examiner - Intermediate Examination of Praceena (Equivalent to the Art qualifying examination of the any recognized university of Sri Lanka, The Oriental Studies Society (OSS) of Sri Lanka, 2023.
President - Student’s Society, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2020 - 2021
Secretary - Student’s Society, Sri Dharmapala Maha Pirivena, Bellana. 2012.
Member - Academia.edu, San Francisco, California. 2020 - up to date.
Member - The Oriental Studies Society [OSS] of Sri Lanka. 2022 - up to date
Associate Member – Sri Lanka Association of Buddhist Studies (SLABS), Sri Lanka. 2023 – up to date.
Organizing committee member – Buddhist Commitment to Humanity, International Symposium , University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 2023
PUBLICATIONS
Hemasiri, A. (2024), An analysis of the mind in the Theravada Abhidhamma Pitaka, Sarada peer-reviewed Journal, 15th Volume Issue II, Pali and Buddhist Studies Department, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2024), Salīlā Sulīlāvatīrājalīlā, Vibhāvī Pāli Journal, 2nd Volume Issue I, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2023), A study of Theravada Abhidhamma Literature, Buddhist and Pali Studies, 1st Volume, The Birmingham Buddhist Association, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Hemasiri, A. (2022), Kaṃkhāvitaraṇa visuddhiya, Nivana, 4th Volume, Siriguṇālaṃkāra, Colombo.
Hemasiri, A. (2021), The Beginning of Rainy Season, Bauddhālokaya, All Ceylon Buddhist Congress, Colombo. Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2020), The Uniqueness of the early Buddhist teaching of Soul-lessness (Anatta) with reference to pāli nikāya sources, Pagngnāsāra Journal, 7th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2019), The Buddhist Concept on Beauty, Pagngnāsāra Journal, 5th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), How Rita Concept was expanded towards the ethics of Indian Philosophy in Vedic Era, Pagngnāsāra Journal, 6th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2024), Salīlā Sulīlāvatīrājalīlā, Vibhāvī Pāli Journal, 2nd Volume Issue I, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2023), A study of Theravada Abhidhamma Literature, Buddhist and Pali Studies, 1st Volume, The Birmingham Buddhist Association, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Hemasiri, A. (2022), Kaṃkhāvitaraṇa visuddhiya, Nivana, 4th Volume, Siriguṇālaṃkāra, Colombo.
Hemasiri, A. (2021), The Beginning of Rainy Season, Bauddhālokaya, All Ceylon Buddhist Congress, Colombo. Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2020), The Uniqueness of the early Buddhist teaching of Soul-lessness (Anatta) with reference to pāli nikāya sources, Pagngnāsāra Journal, 7th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2019), The Buddhist Concept on Beauty, Pagngnāsāra Journal, 5th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), How Rita Concept was expanded towards the ethics of Indian Philosophy in Vedic Era, Pagngnāsāra Journal, 6th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (Co. Ed.) (2024), Vibhāvī Pāli Journal, Issue II, Department of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri A. (Ass. Ed) (2020), Pagngnāsāra Journal, 7th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri A. (Ass. Ed) (2020), Pagngnāsāra Journal, 7th Volume, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2024), The Application of Mindfulness in Improving Memory Power, International Conference on Buddhist Studies, SLABS & NIIBS, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2024), The Usage of Equanimity: Upekkhā in Creating an Impartial Mind, Dhammasākacchā International Student’s Conference, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India.
Hemasiri, A. (2023), The Three spiritual faculties’ described in the Abhidhamma, Indian Association for South Asian Studies, Nāgānanda International Institute of Buddhist Studies, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2021), Buddhist psycho-physical therapeutic procedure used in solving human problems with reference to Sabbāsava sutta, National Undergraduate Conference on Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2021), Why Does Man Need A religion : A Philosophical and Psychological Analysis, 3rd International Online Conference : Religiosity and Secularism in Futuristic Context, Buddhist and Pāli University, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2019), The Influence of Mahāyāna tradition on Sri Lankan Buddhist Literature, International Conference on Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), Significance of English Language for the Dissemination of Buddhism, International Conference on Language Studies for Undergraduates, Buddhist and Pāli University, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), Wrong Interpretation of Buddhism and Buddhā’s Life, Prof. Walpola Rahula Thera Memorial International Conference, Buddhist and Pāli University, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), Compassion and Empathy, 5th International Buddhist Conference IBC : Buddhism: Beyond Religious Extremism, Bhiksu University, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2024), The Usage of Equanimity: Upekkhā in Creating an Impartial Mind, Dhammasākacchā International Student’s Conference, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, India.
Hemasiri, A. (2023), The Three spiritual faculties’ described in the Abhidhamma, Indian Association for South Asian Studies, Nāgānanda International Institute of Buddhist Studies, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2021), Buddhist psycho-physical therapeutic procedure used in solving human problems with reference to Sabbāsava sutta, National Undergraduate Conference on Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2021), Why Does Man Need A religion : A Philosophical and Psychological Analysis, 3rd International Online Conference : Religiosity and Secularism in Futuristic Context, Buddhist and Pāli University, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2019), The Influence of Mahāyāna tradition on Sri Lankan Buddhist Literature, International Conference on Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), Significance of English Language for the Dissemination of Buddhism, International Conference on Language Studies for Undergraduates, Buddhist and Pāli University, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), Wrong Interpretation of Buddhism and Buddhā’s Life, Prof. Walpola Rahula Thera Memorial International Conference, Buddhist and Pāli University, Sri Lanka.
Hemasiri, A. (2018), Compassion and Empathy, 5th International Buddhist Conference IBC : Buddhism: Beyond Religious Extremism, Bhiksu University, Sri Lanka.