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Analysis of Design and Structural Qualities of Earthenware Storage Products: Use of Kalaya in Sri Lankan Context

Ranasinghe, D. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

According to the Coomaraswamy (1949) there are four category of domestic clay ware items can be identified in the traditional houses in Sri Lanka as Cooking, processing, storage and transport objects. Sri Lanka had a grate ...
An Analysis on Potentials of Developing Spiritual Tourism in Sri Lanka – with special reference to Buddhist Pilgrimage Activities

Gunasekara, I. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Spiritual Tourism is one of the emerging forms of tourism that practice by most of the countries in the world. Each religion has unique activities; the devotees and scholars who are fond of practicing those, visits the ...
Android Application for the Stupas in the World Heritage site of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Jayasinghe, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Stupas are indispensable feature of any Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. According to the history, Anuradhapura was one of the main kingdoms in the Country. It was the center of Theravada Buddhism for many centuries and now ...
Archaeological Landscape of the Lower Montane region of Sri Lanka: socio-religious aspect of archaeological sites

Rambukwella, C. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The objective of the study is to survey the emergence and the development of the early human settlements in the middle Mahaweli river basin. This area represents the lower montane region of the island. The lower montane ...
A Bibliographical Survey of the Palm Leaf Manuscripts found in Ruwangiri Rajamaha Viharaya, Anuradhapura District

Piyarathana Thero, Legumdeniye (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This research was undertaken with the aim of studying the bibliographical features as well as the content of the palm leaf manuscript found in Ruwangiri Rajamaha Viharaya in Anuradhapura District. Regional differences in ...
The bodhi leaf as a souvenir, a memento, a relic, and an ambassador of Buddhism

Nugteren, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The delicate venation of the heart-shaped leaves from the Aśvattha tree, as well as their tender rustling in the breeze and their reflecting the light of the sun as so many mirrors, have inspired artists, poets, ...
Bodhisattva’s with many Heads in Ancient Southeast Asia

Angal, D.G. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Lord Gautam Buddha himself travelled in Southeast Asia and conducted number of sermons to spread his thoughts. Subsequently, his Shravakas, Pramahas & Bodhisattva played important role in developing Buddhism in China, Japan ...
Buddha at Niranjana, the Later Vedic River Phalgu

Lochan, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Lord Buddha, as we know attained enlightenment at Gaya. His first bath in the River Niranjana known in Pāli as Lilajan is the most striking event in his process of becoming Buddha. A river mentioned in Ramayana as Phalgu ...
The Buddha, Martha Nussbaum and Sympathetic Imagination

Sugunaseela Thero, Yakkaduwe (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The ‘Sympathetic Imagination’ is introduced to the cultural literature in 90th decade by Martha Nussbaum, an American philosopher and the current Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the ...
Buddhist Monasteries and land grants in Western India

Ranade, A. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

During the reign of Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, particularly after Pataliputra council, Buddhism spread extensively in India. Spread of Buddhism in western India resulted into the evolution of rock cut architecture. From about ...
Buddhist Monks’ Contribution in Cultural Relations between Ancient China and Sri Lanka

Bogahawatta, C. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

According to the literary sources, relationship between China and Sri Lanka has been commenced since 2nd Century BCE. Literary sources of both countries clearly depict, that the economic, political, and even religious ...
Buddhist Perspective towards Other Religions: A Critical Survey Mainly Based on the Early Buddhism

Gamage, A.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This paper examines the Buddhist perspective on other religions with special reference to substantial accounts reflected in the Pāli canon (which is the primary source of the Theravada Buddhism). In addition, canonical ...
Buddhist Philosophy and Its Application in Practice

Reenashovabaniya (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The purpose of the paper is to create awareness in people that Buddha's philosophy should not be narrowed to intellectual groups. The application of Buddha's teachings is for the benefit of all mankind including laypersons. ...
A Buddhist Psychosomatic Therapy against Anti-Aging Obsession

Lee, K.H. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This paper has two objectives: to provide a clear account of the reality on human life which is linked from birth to death through the Buddhist perspective and to expose Buddhism as itself psychosomatic therapy that provides ...
The Buddhist Shakespeare! (Analysis on the core Buddhist notions concealed in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and King Lear)

Tennakoon, T.M.W.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

For centuries the scholars have probed the plays of William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the greatest playwright of English Literature, to find out traces to determine his faith, but have failed. Even though the arguments have ...
A Case Report: the Coastal Vedda Community Trapped in the Civil War in Sri Lanka

Ranaweera, L. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Sri Lanka is a small island in the Indian Ocean, located close to the southern tip of the mainland India. Easy accessibility to the island from all the parts might leads to heterogeneous social composition, which is reflected ...
The City of Prayer and Pilgrimage in Circle

Horiuchi, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Many years ago, when I studied at BHU (Banaras Hindu University) in Varanasi, I used to be woken up in the morning by the sound of prayer voices from nearby temples, and also used to see the streets lined with many buses ...
Clown, Servant and God. Popular Expressions of the Divine in Javanese Shadow Theatre

Franke, E. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Semar is one of the most important figures of the Javanese shadow theatre, Wayang. He is the most venerable of the Punakawan, the clowns and servants who function as intermediaries between the world of gods and men. How ...
Collection, Preservation and Provision Access to Palm Leaf Manuscripts in Sri Lanka

Ranasinghe, P. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Palm leaf, also known as ola leaf, has been the principal career of knowledge in Sri Lanka from early Anuradhapura period to 20thth century, for more than 2300 years. Although no original manuscripts written by the ancient ...
A Comparative Analysis of Address of Social Issues in Modern Sri Lankan and Indian Poetry

Dilani, M.N.S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

In the South Asian region, India and Sri Lanka are the two main countries that have been acclaimed in producing English literature that attracts the interest of the international reader. The modern Poetry of the two countries ...

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