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  • Approaches to the study of environmental security 
    Kothari, R.K. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Since the emergence of the nation state system, international security has been understood and practiced with reference to the needs and interests of states. The concept of security however took a different shape ...
  • Aspects of eco-feminism in Amrita Pritam's novel 'Pinjar' 
    Perera, U.P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Eco- feminism is a philosophical and political movement that combines the ecological concerns with feminists, highlighting the idea that a male-dominant society can be harmful to the entire ecological system including ...
  • Attitudes and motivation of undergraduates towards learning English as a Second Language 
    Pushpananda, W.M. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Motivation, the driving force of many human actions, plays a crucial role in the language learning process of a person. Motivation is one factor which steers an individual towards fluency in a language. There can be different ...
  • Beauty cultural evidence found in Sandesha Kavya: Special reference to the Kotte Period 
    Wimalasara Thero, Pitathalawe; Sirisudhamma Thero, Aparekke (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Beauty is defined as a combination of shape, color or form that pleases the aesthetic senses. Beauty or good look is divided into two parts as internal beauty and external beauty. Healthy body parts ...
  • Bilingualism and language pollution: A study on the impact of practicing mixed English in communication 
    Ihalagama, H.A.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The majority of Sinhalese people use their mother tongue as the main vehicle of communication, but there is a growing trend of mixing English terms with Sinhala terms in communication activities. It is ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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. ...
  • The characterization of “Have” in the English writing of second language learners in an Interlanguage framework 
    Godage, J.L.W. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The grammatical structures and meanings in English writing of second language learners (ESL) are often viewed as “errors” in a negative light when they do not comply with the rules of the target language (TL). However, the ...
  • Chinese Zen Buddhism and Philosophy 
    Sarananda Thero, Dunukeulle (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Buddhist meditation usually consists of "Shamatha" and "Vipasana" principles. The former is often related to concentration; focuses on certain objects, and / or settling of mental wondering. The latter is related to inner ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • The De-Facto status of the implementation of the official languages policy in police stations of Sri Lanka 
    Wickramasinghe, D.D. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The police in any given country are the guardian of the law and trust who is vested with the responsibility of maintaining public peace. Thus, they are expected to deal with the public more often than any another ...
  • The depiction of the Indian diaspora in Hindi immigrant literature 
    Hirimuthugoda, H.D. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    Enhancement of technology and globalization during last few decades have vastly resulted in migration and immigration to become a universal experience when compared to previous centuries. Indian diaspora; generally the ...
  • Difficulties encountered by students in reading German literature 
    Cooray, B.M.S. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    This paper focuses on the difficulties encountered by the second year students of German studies at the University of Kelaniya in learning German literature. Literary study which involves reading, understanding ...
  • The difficulties faced by students who learn Tamil as a Second Language when they are taught by Sri Lankan Tamil (Jaffna Tamil) and Muslim Tamil teachers 
    Jayasinghe, D.G.T.A. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    The focus of this research is to study the difficulties faced by the students who learn Tamil as a Second Language, when they are taught by both Sri Lankan Tamil (Jaffna Tamil) and Muslim Tamil teachers. The data was ...
  • Do rock and wall paintings proclaim the origin of Sri Lankan calligraphy? 
    Perera, K.K.P. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    As far as the outset of Sri Lankan calligraphy, it does not date back to 3 B.C. The main reason is the non-availability of reliable archeological evidence. But it is evident that we had a calligraphy on our own before 3 ...
  • DSPACE computer software utilization in Sri Lanka 
    Senanayake, S.M.T.N. (Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)
    DSPACE software is a category in open source software. This software is specially practiced towards to create an automatic library. Furthermore this software is practical in an internal library. This software practices ...

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