ICH 2016: Recent submissions

  • Language, creativity, and correctness: The significance of the guidelines of Sanskrit poetics 
    Upananda Thero, Ambaliyadde (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The richness of any literary genre can be generally measured by following some primary factors i.e. accuracy of the language usage and creativity of the content. Although, there are some work in Sinhala that inspire the ...
  • Buddhist theory of unravelling hindrances 
    Ariyawansa Thero, Yodhakandiye (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Buddhism has its own identity to describe the ultimate reality. Buddha has expounded the causal law (Pali: Paṭiccasamupāda) by using two methods. Those two methods can be identified as the theory of knowledge in Buddhism. ...
  • Buddhist attitudes towards animal sacrifice 
    Pathirana, R.M. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Animals are a part of the natural environment. However humans’ cruelty to animals has become a serious concern in the contemporary world. On the other hand, animal sacrifices are well- known in the world. All major religions ...
  • Humanity and the environment: Exploring religious resources for partnering anew 
    Gnanapragasam, P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Living in an age of anthropocene, we become immensely and acutely aware that we are in an environment, created and maintained by us, human beings. In ‘creating and maintaining’ the environment, it has been our ability of ...
  • Buddhist solutions for modern environmental issues 
    Kalurachchi, A. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Most of the people in the present world have faced many environmental problems due to modernization and face problems due to natural disasters. Although, they have lost a proper place to dwell, human beings are not able ...
  • On Shintoism - the Japanese way of venerating the gods of nature 
    Pagngnaloka Thero, Deniyaye (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This is an analytical observation of some basic characteristics of Shintoism – the native religion of Japan. Described as ‘the Way of Gods (神道 - shin tō)’ it exists in Japanese culture being a living force of spiritual ...
  • Sarvāstivādins’ attitude towards the existence of environmental facts 
    Sobitha Thero, Karapikkada; Chandaratan Thero, Dapane; Sumana Thero, Bodagama (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Sarvāstivāda was a major school of interdenominational Buddhism and their key philosophical teaching is ‘everything exists forever’ (sarvaṅsarvadāasti). In accordance with above foremost teaching of Sarvāstivādins’ existence ...
  • A comparative study on the concept of hell between Buddhist literature and Japanese literature 
    Illukpitiya, M.D.A.C. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    As Buddhists, we are all aware of the concept of hell. According to the ancient Buddhist texts, we believe the existence of hell despite the fact that we have never seen it in reality. We might have heard several stories ...
  • How to practise Buddhism for mercy 
    Gnanasena Thero, Walapane (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    There are two questions that arise from the title given above. They are what is Buddhism? and what is mercy ? If someone asked you these two questions, what answer will you give for them? The first one out of these two is ...
  • An investigation on the felicity of “Buddhabana Prathyakshaya’’ in the course of identifying religious information during the Kandyan era 
    Jayasundara, B. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    “Buddhabana Prathyakshaya” was a controversial prose composed in the Kandyan era. Fr. Jacome Goncalvez who arrived in the Ceylon in the year 1705 AD to promote catholic culture in this country was the author of this book. ...
  • Buddhist insights for pragmatic environmental conservation as shown in Vanaropa-sutta 
    Basnayake, D.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The lack of environment-related knowledge has led mankind to the misleading idea of considering nature as the total contradiction of development. This has unexceptionally affected environmentalists’ ideas. The hostile ...
  • A study on the Buddhist view on ‘Authorization’ 
    Upeksha Dhammadheera Thero, Opanayake; Bandara, A.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    ‘Authorization’ means ‘giving permission to do something’. Every organization, constitution, and the institution is maintained by a certain power. Not only these entities but also even a country, a state and the whole world ...
  • A Buddhist perspective on the influence of the human mind on climatic changes 
    Dhammadassana Thero, Kosgama (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Buddhism discusses the influence of the human mind and feelings on the climatic changes, especially in two discourses in the sutta pitaka. Aggañña Sutta and Saptasüryodgamana Sutta thus enunciate how the pollution of the ...
  • A study on the records of meritorious deeds (Punya Lekhana) of the Kandyan era 
    Gunasinghe, E.W.A.H.C. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Records of Meritorious Deeds (Punya Lekhana) were composed to declare all the religious activities carried out by the members of the families of the higher strata of the Kandyan society. However, there were instances where ...
  • The importance of the study of the philosophy of religion in solving current religious issues 
    Vijitha Thero, Moragaswewe (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy. Religious history is sometimes characterized as subjugation, terror and persecution. In that sense, it has become the main barrier to establish peace and harmony. Although ...
  • What is the relationship between Āhāra and the arising of Dukkha? 
    Wijayawimala Thero, Suriyawewa (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    According to the interpretation of “Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition” Food is defined as a basic prerequisite for human survival and also for social and economic welfare and progress. Although, modern intention ...
  • A comparative study of the Sāṃkhya-Yogic Caturvyūha and the heart of Buddhist philosophy 
    Rewatha Thero, Udawela; Ven. Da Xing (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    In the Sāṃkhya-Yogic and Buddhist traditions, both fundamental methodologies adopt logic matrix and process to the discovery of a problem and solve its problem in their respective fields successfully. In fact, this research ...
  • Pursuing environmental protection through religious doctrine and its relevance to the Sri Lankan context 
    Sachithanantham, P.; Thavapraba, S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Environmental protection is one of the important global issues in the contemporary word. Considering the emergence of the environmental pollution and effect, environmental protection has got a status as a burning topic ...
  • The importance of empirical trends in early Buddhism: A comparative study in philosophical empiricism 
    Rajapaksha, D.M. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Epistemology can be identified as a main sub-field of philosophy. Epistemology deals with the way of receiving knowledge and validity of knowledge. Two main schools which discuss these two and they are school of Rationalism ...
  • A study of the concept of environment within Zen philosophy 
    Rathnayaka, R.M.C.P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Zen is one of the most accepted schools of Buddhism in Japan and believed to be a creation of Shakyamuni Buddha. At the sacred Bodhi tree, Buddha has passed his realization to Maha Kassapa Thero. The objective of Zen ...

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