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Practice of Transhumance among the Bhotiyas of Central Himalaya- A Case Study

Rawat, D.M. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Since ancient times, the geo-political regions of Kumaon, Garhwal and Himanchal Pradesh have been the centre stage of culture and life of many ethnic communities. The Bhotiyas of central Himalaya, one of the ethnic communities ...
Inter-commentarial Discrepancies & Theravada Confraternity: A Critical Scrutiny on assāsa & passāsa Exegesis in Pali Commentaries

Gamage, A.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

As the Pali commentators vehemently insist, at the very outset of the Atthakatha-s, the Theravada tradition is endowed pristine judgments and uncontroversial exegeses regarding the word of the Buddha. Even though those ...
Topsy-turvy Exegeses & Theravada Confraternity: A Critical Examination of DA‟s Interpretation on appa-rajakkha

Gamage, A.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The term apparajakkha that often occurs together with maharajakkha in the Pali canon is one of debatably interpreted terms in the commentaries i.e. Atthakathā-s). This term that uses as an adjective to specify the people ...
Buddhism in Early Medieval North India (6th Century CE to 13th Century CE)

Yadav, D. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The paper explores the presence of Buddhism in north India during the early medieval period (600 CE-1300 CE) which is generally defined as the decline period in mainstream historical analyses. Present Indian states of ...
Guidance provided by Buddhism to properly utilize human labour: a study based on the Sutta Pitaka

Piyananda, W. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The ultimate ambition of every human being is to spend a happy and meaningful life. In order to achieve this goal, people often use their labour or 'working-capacity' in both good and bad ways. The topic of 'human labour ...
Decency movement (Sovaniya Andolan): timeless movement from Odisha, India

Dash, B.B. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Odisha is a coastal state in the eastern part of India. Several pioneering movements have hitherto spread over Odisha through the eras and Decency Movement is one of them, which began in Odisha in 1962. From the last five ...
“Bokken ranga pāmuda”: gut feeling, instinct and rhetoric of Sri Lankan actor learning

Liyanage, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The mental representation of learning as a dominant model of knowledge acquisition has been a long standing formula for Western pedagogy. Within the sensation-idea-response model (Barnacle 2009, Horn and Wilburn 2005) the ...
Play of novice monks before and after being ordained: an exploratory study

Khamra; Pathirana, B.D.D. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

According to the Buddhist texts, monks are considered as distinctive group of people. Hence, even novice monks, undergo rigorous trainings/ restrictions after being ordained, though they are considered to be children and ...
Judicial administration in ancient Sri Lanka

Wimalasena, N.A. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Laws and Legal institutions are of vital importance for the security and progress of any society. Laws restrain members of a community from involving in crimes and acts of violence. There are prescribed punishments for ...
Explanation of resource use pattern between North Central and Northern part of central highland in the early historic Sri Lanka

Mendis, T.; Withanachchi, C.R. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Many academic researchers who worked on the history of Sri Lanka marginalized and underrated the use and exchange of resources in the country. On a regional scale, Northern Malayarata (Northern part of Central Highlands) ...
Buddhist point of view on married life

Peiris, H.R.N. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Role of husband and wife in the main society has become more complicated in the modern society. As a result, tendency to separate and divorce is becoming a common factor. Most religions are discussing about the married ...
Organization and management of Buddhist verbal knowledge tradition

Dhammaloka himi, Wewala (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The present study is an attempt to understand the features of knowledge organization and management in Buddhist verbal tradition. I hypothesizes here that no knowledge will be survived without a proper knowledge organization ...
Navagraha Shanthikarma (Nine planet ritual) in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Pabalu, H. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Shanthikarma rituals are based upon culture and beliefs of the people. They are usually performed when a person is having problems such as ill health, difficulties in day to day life etc. The purpose of a shanthikarma is ...
A study on the communication competence depicted in ''Buthsarana''

Nandasiri, A.G.A.U. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The characteristic of any literacy tradition is to enhance the knowledge of human beings psychologically, biologically and philosophically. This characteristic is seen in most literary creation of classical Sinhala literacy ...
An investigation on the origin of the concept of “God Natha” in Sri Lanka

Dilhani, Anuruddhika (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The main distinction between the Mahayana and the Theravadhi Buddhism is the homage paid to Bodhisattva veneration by the devotees of the Mahayana Buddhism. According to the Theravadhi Buddhist traditions, there had been ...
A comparative study on Mahayana Sutra of the World Father (loka pitṛu) and the Christian Gospels‟ Universal Father

Dhammakiththi himi (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

The concept of a “universal father” is mainly associated with religions that are faith-based and believe in a creator God. Creation and existence is believed by the followers to be at the pleasure of this God. Gospels ...
Ethnic diversity as revealed from the language used in Inscriptions (3rd B.C. to 10th A.D.)

Bandara, P.B.A.N.W. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Language is the main communication media among the human and also it is an identifying symbol of a nation. So a nation can be identified by using their language. At present, there are over 6900 spoken languages in the ...
Religious associations and development in India: a study of the Ramakrishna Mission

Dutta, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

India has had a relatively long tradition of religious associations providing autonomous spaces of power, social and civic activism, which dates back to the birth of Buddhism and Jainism, followed by the medieval Bhakti ...
Orchestrated celebration: performing a reconstructed identity in the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland (India)

Tatongkala (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Nagaland is a hill state in the north-eastern end of India and the homeland of several traditionally distinctive communities who have been collectively identified as the Nagas – a colonial exonym labelled for them since ...
Studies on Sri Lankan folk drama and ritualistic ceremonies in the Colonial era: a content analysis

Kariyakarawana, S.M. (University of Kelaniya, 2013)

Rituals and magic were more significant fact in the pre-colonial mode of production. Arrival of colonialism displaced their practical value and usage by superimposing capitalism over that mode of production. Therefore, ...

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