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  • Buddhism and Peace 
    Saravanakumar, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017)
    Buddhism teaches that whether we have global peace or global war is up to us at every moment. The situation is not hopeless and out of our hands. If we don't do anything, who will? Peace or war is our decision. The fundamental ...
  • Buddhist and Jain Councils 
    Jain, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017)
    Introduction: It is well known that Goutam Buddha and Lord Mahaveera preached their thoughts for public up-gradation throughout their life. Both never take a pen in hand for their teachings as Guru Nanak a founder of Sikhism ...
  • Buddhist Art in Ancient Gandhara, an Appraisal of its Distinctive Features 
    Aslam, N.; Bukhari, M.F. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017)
    The present research paper focuses on the Buddhist art of Gandhara. The main objectivee behind this has been to focus on the distinctive features of this art. Gandhara art was initiated under the powerful Kushan kingdom ...
  • The Buddhist cultural heritage of Taxila valley: its nature, importance, Preservation & promotion 
    Shaheen, I. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Taxila valley is widely known throughout the world for its Buddhist cultural heritage. The heritage material shows the development of Buddhism in Pakistan over centuries. In fact, it consists of a number of archaeological ...
  • Buddhist heritage and cultural diplomacy: A Buddhist path to cultural diplomacy 
    Singh, Arvind Kumar (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Shri Narendra Modi declared, at the “Samvad” conference in 2015, that India was “taking the lead in promoting the Buddhist heritage across Asia.” While India has a minimal Buddhist population, with only 0.7% of its people ...
  • Buddhist heritage diplomacy and India’s soft power strategy 
    Chauhan, Rakhee (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    This paper explores the teachings of Buddhism as heritage diplomacy in the context of India. Soft power and culture have become important tools of diplomacy for States as hard power. From the time of Jawaharlal Nehru’s ...
  • Buddhist heritage of Eastern India: A gateway to soft power diplomacy 
    Paswan, Chandrashekhar (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    Buddhism is one of the world's great religions and has deeply influenced the character and evolution of Asian civilization over the past 2,600 years. India has some deeply revered Buddhist sites closely linked to every ...
  • The Buddhist Heritage Related to Sigiriya Revealed Through Archaeological Factors 
    Madhumali, A.K.R.; Buddikasiri, P.R.A. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2017)
    Archaeology can be simply defined as the study of mankind's history through scientific observation of material evidence. Many of the archaeological evidence from the ancient era of Sri Lanka can be described to be of ...
  • 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 ...
  • Buddhist Relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand: A Case Study of exhibition design of Upali Museum, Dhammaram Temple, Ayutthaya, Thailand 
    Prasopchigchana, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    The objective of this research was to explore an exhibition design on the topic of Buddhist relationship between Sri Lanka and Thailand. A case study of exhibition design of Upali Museum, Dhammaram Temple, Ayutthaya, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Buddhist Soft Skills as a tool for Peace and Harmony in the Multi-Cultural Society 
    Chandrasekara, S. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Buddhist soft skills were introduced to the world by the Buddha 2600 years ago in India. It can be used as conflict resolution tools in any given situation without any discrimination. It basically focuses on understanding ...
  • Buddhist view of other Religions 
    Peiris, H.R.N. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    Religions make individuals more social friendly as its teachings mainly focusing on social responsibilities. Yet, conflict among the devotees of different religions can be seen very commonly in the modern world. ...
  • Building a data warehousing system to increase sustainability of the archeological tourism sector 
    Ranasinghe, R.A.N.N.; Withanachchi, Chandana (Centre for Heritage Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2019)
    The Archeological tourism has developed throughout the world as an important segment of tourism industry. The importance of development in archeological heritage tourism is to boost the standard of living by attracting ...
  • Built on Shifting Sands: Ceramic Analysis and Gender in South Asian Archaeology 
    Srimaal, P. (Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015)
    This paper will explore and evaluate the potential of existing theoretical frameworks in South Asian archaeological research which deal with questions of gender and its manifestations in past societies. Questions like, ...
  • Bulls, Bullocks and Bullock-Carts: Masculinity, Transport and Trade in Protohistoric and Historic South Asia 
    Dalal, K.F.; Raghavan, R.G. (The International Conference on Land Transportation, Locomotive Heritage and Road Culture - 2017, 2017)
    Ever since the domestication of Bos indicus, the prime means of transportation and traction, and therefore the bulwark of carriage, haulage and transshipment of goods during the Protohistoric and Historic Periods in South ...

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