කෝට්ටේ යුගයේ සංදේශවලින් හෙළි වන බෞද්ධ අධ්‍යාපන සම්ප්‍රදාය පිළිබඳ විචාරාත්මක අධ්‍යයනයක්

Abstract

Information on Buddhist education reveals that the teaching of lord Buddha to his followers to adapt is considered a Buddhist educational concept. When Buddhism travelled across various countries, Buddhist education also expanded across countries making traditions of Buddhist education unique to countries. This theory is proven by observing the Sri Lankan Buddhist tradition. The purpose of this study is to discuss revealing factors of the Sri Lankan Buddhist education tradition in Sinhalese Literature. The subject of the study will be ‘Sandesha’ poetic literature of ‘kotte’ era known as the golden age of ‘Sandesha’. Poetic Literature is also important in terms of Buddhist education. I intend to explore ‘Sandesha’ poetic Literature to reveal factors of the Sri Lankan Buddhist education tradition. For primary sources ‘Sandesha’ Literature such as ‘Salalihini Sandeshaya’ ‘Hansa Sandeshaya’ written in the Kotte era are used and as secondary sources, views of critics will be studied.