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SSEASR 2015: Recent submissions

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Heritage Tourism: Development of the Ramba Vihara Complex as a Tourist Attraction

Sumangala Thero, Pahiyangala; Rathnayake, M.V.R.M.S.; Jayathilaka, J.A.I. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Ramba Viharaya is situated in Ambalangoda, Hambanthota District. Large numbers of religious monuments have been spread over around this site. The problem of this study was “how to promote Ramba Viharaya as a tourist ...
The Importance of Oral Tradition in the Sri Lankan Heritage

Abeynayake, O. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Ven. Suriyagoda Sumangala who edited the Dhammapada for the Pāli Text Society of London in 1914 states that all fully ordained monks in Sri Lanka could remember the entire Dhammapada which consists of 26 chapters and 423 ...
Religious Rituals: An Empowering Mechanism for Risk Reduction (A Study with Special Reference to Pulin Utsav)

Singh, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The rituals are patterned, repetitive behaviour focused on the super-natural realm and the enactment of belief expressed in myth and doctrine. Regularly performed rituals are called periodic rituals. Non-periodic rituals, ...
Rituals in Transition: Migration and Cultural Transmission

Papageorgiou, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Over the last years, a series of political and social changes have turned the research interest regarding the migrational phenomenon towards the issue of migrants’ culture. A set of factors, such as the enlargement of the ...
Faith Healers and Faith Healing: The Healers of Pateros, Philippines

Domingo, N.P. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The objective of this study is to describe the beliefs and practices of the local healers of Pateros, Rizal, Philippines. Based on interviews and participant observation, it was found out that the local healers believed ...
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 ...
Godna Tradition of Awadh-From Mythology to Modernity

Singh, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Godna (body tattooing) is believed to be the adaptation of a primitive form of art in India. The art of Godna is closely related to religion and is considered to be a rite de passage in Non-Dwij castes of Awadhi region. ...
South and Southeast Asian Diasporas: Carriers and Shapers of Heritage

Spina, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This paper is focused on the Toronto Adhi Parasakthi Temple Society of Canada and the ways in which religious traditions are (re)constructed and (re)presented in a Diasporic context. This religious community is an example ...
The Maha Satipatthana Sutta: Practical Guide to Buddhist Meditation

Nimbalkar, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The MahaSatipatthānaSutta is acknowledged as an important Sutta that the Buddha taught. The discourse by Buddha in MahaSatipatthānaSutta aids in meditation. It has resulted in development of Vipassana or insight practice ...
Image Processing Approach for Ancient Brahmi Script Analysis

Warnajith, N.; Bandara, D.; Bandara, N.; Minato, A.; Ozawa, S. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Writing is one of the most important inventions of Humankind. There are few main languages in the ancient world. Among these ancient languages Sanskrit was used in Indo region. Brahmi script is one of the most important ...
Continuities and Transformations in the Aniconic Symbols of the Buddha in Kanaganahalli: Recently Discovered Buddhist Site in Karnataka, South India

Rao, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The recently excavated Buddhist site of Kananganahalli (Sannati), Karnataka provides a unique opportunity to the art historians to reconstruct the religious history of Buddhism in South India. While describing the excavation ...
Rig-Veda from a Folk Perspective

Bhatta, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Rig-Veda (rgveda), the world’s earliest literary record is in Sanskrit [1700-1600BCE]. It represents an oral tradition called shruthi. The Vedic tradition deems the Rig-Veda as apaurusheya - divine revelations. Aninteresting ...
Historical Importance of Ancient Hospital Complexes in Mädirigiriya and Ruwanwäliseya in Sri Lanka

Gunawardana, N. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The Mädirigiriya hospital is situated in the Tamankaduwa area about forty six miles to the South East of Anurādhapura. The hospital complex of Ruwanwäliseya is situated near the stūpa of Ruwanwäliseya in the Anurādhapura ...
The Temples of Katasraj in Pakistan between Legend and History

Akram, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Katasraj (also spelled as Katas Raj) is the name of a historical place in Pakistan- at a distance of around 162 kilometres from Islamabad towards Lahore- where a cluster of ancient buildings and temples are located around ...
What is the Sri Lankan Buddhist Heritage?

Vijitha Thero, Moragaswewe (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The Sri Lankans have acquired one of the greatest heritages in the world with the introduction of Buddhism. It gives expression to our nation in our manner of living, of thinking, in art, religion, ethical aspirations, and ...
A Comparative Study of the Two Translated Versions of the Mahavamsa by Kyee Thei leHtatt Sayadaw and Wilhelm Geiger

Thant, M.M. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

Mahavamsa is a Great Chronicle compiled by Venerable Mahanama in Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Island. Originally, it was most likely a palm-leaf manuscript inscribed in Pali with Ceylonese scripts. It is one of the celebrated religious ...
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 ...
A Sociological Analysis of the Intact Preservation of Marriage practices among Kerala Roman Catholic Migrants in Mumbai: A case study of Tilak Nagar, Chembur

Shanta, M.K. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

The history of mankind is the history of migration and the history of humanity teaches us that human mobility is a universal phenomenon of all ages. The Bible is basically the history of man on the move. It was hunger that ...
Spirituality of the Filipino Youth as Gleaned from Their Experiences of Having Absentee-Fathers: A Phenomenological Study

Cortez-Arrevillaga, M. (University of Kelaniya, 2015)

This study aims to capture the essence of spirituality of the youth from the lens of their experiences of having absentee-fathers. Utilizing the purposive sampling method, the researcher worked with 14 male and female ...
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 ...

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