Mr Buddhika Jayasundara

Mr. M. B. B. Jayasundara.

Senior Lecturer Grade I

Contact:

(Room Number) K2 204/5

Department of Sinhala

University of Kelaniya

Sri Lanka

Tel:     (Extension) 713

           +94-11-2914493 (Office)

           +94-718212923 (Mobile)

E-mai.: buddhisinh@gmail.com

Previous Appointments:

• Temporary Assistant Lecturer, Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya 2006-2008.

• Temporary Banka Assistant, Peoples Bank, Ragama Branch.

Academic Qualification:

• B.A. Special Degree in Sinhala (First Class-Batch Top of the Group), 2005, University of Kelaniya, Sri lanka.

Academic Distinctions:

• Prof. Ananda Jayasekara Gold Medal presented by the Scholarship Fund of the Faculfy of Humanities, University of Kelaniya for the best performance in Sinhala, at the B.A. (Special) degree examination 2004.

• Prof. D.J. Wijerathna Gold Medal Presented by Prof. D.J. Wijerathna foundation for the best performance in Sinhala at the B.A. (Special) degree examination 2004.

• All Island Competition of short story - 2nd place - 1998 Conducted by the Sinhala Language and Humanities Education Department of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

• Awards for Poetry - All Island and Interschool Literary Competition. 1998 - 2000

• SAARC Questioner Programme - Western Province 2nd place - 1998 Conducted by the Indipendent Television Network Ltd. (ITN)

Research and Publications:

Books:

• "The livestock of Cattle Resource and the Sinhala Culture" , ISBN : 978-955-657-116-5, Tharanga Publishers Mudungoda 2007.

International Research Symposiums:

• An investigation on felicity of“BuddhabanaPrathyakshaya’’in the course of identifying religious information during the kandyan era, International Conference on Humanities -2016 (ICH) Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya. http://hu.kln.ac.lk/depts/sinhala/images/pdf/felicity.pdf

• "An Academic Study about the incestuous relationships describe in Sinhalese Folk-lore", International Conference on Social Sciences Sri Lanka - 2008 (ICSSL) Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.

• "Referential Study of Changing attitudes on Cattle in the Sinhalese Culture", International Conference on Social Sciences Sri Lanka - 2008 (ICSSL) Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya.

Local Research Symposiums:

•"Social Attitudes of Cattle", 7th Annual Research Symposium 2006, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya.

• "The Folk - lise study on therapeutic medicine of cattle", 09th Annual Research symposium 2006, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya.

Articles:

• "Specialties on the Prosaic literature of Kurunegala Era.", SHRADDHA, Ven. Rev. Valamitiyawe Kusaladhamma Selicitation Journal, Editor - Prof. W.S. Karunathilake. (Forthcoming) 2008.

• "Alagiyawanna Mukaweti - Revalutionary Poet, emerged from Seethawaka Era", SEETHAWAKA URUMAYA Magazine - Department of Archaeology, University of Kelaniya. (Forthcoming) 2008.

• "The texts used on educational matters of Mahanuwara Era", SAMPREKSHANA, Magazine - Department of Linguistics, University of Kelaniya. (Forthcoming) 2008.

• "Anagatha Vanshaya - The Prosaic Biograpy written in Kurunegala Era", DINASA, Editors - Rev. Galkiriyagama Vimalananda and Mrs. Anurin Indika. (Forthcoming) 2008.

• "Colonial Antagonism, Depicting by the Short Stories of Martin Wickramasinghe", JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES, Vol. V 2008, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2008 ISSN 1391-5099.

• "Literary Value of the Verse of Vessanthara Jathaka", SUMANPRABHA Ven. Rev. Okkampitiye Siri Sumanajothi memorial Journal, Editors : Rev. Okkampitiye Pagnnasara, Rev. Therale Dhammarathana ISBN : 978 - 955 - 98502 - 5 - 0, 2008.

• "The Poetical Value of Thisara Sandesha", PRAGNA, Magazine - Student society of Vidyalankara Pirivena - Kelaniya ISSN - 1800-492 x, 2008.

• "The Diction of Saddharmarathnawali", PRAGNABHI NANDANI Souvenir - Dharmaraja Vidyalaya, Rathnapura 2008.

• " 'Havilla' of Thennakoon which Satirized Fanaticism", SULEKHA Sinhala Society, Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya 2007, ISSN 1800-2226.

• "Religious Affairs in the Mahanuwara Era revealing from Sangarajawatha & Morathotawatha", ABHISARANA Ven. Rev. Morawaka Soratha Selicitation Journal. Sri Lankan Buddhist Society in Syprus 2006. ISBN: 955 - 1581 - 00 - 8

• "The Poet and the Critic imerged from the Sigiri Graffiti", JOURNAL OF THE SRI LANKAN ORIANTAL STUDIES SOCIETY 2005-2006, Publication of the Sri Lankan oriental studies society.

• " Gods among People", YONG JOURNALIST Monthly Media Magazine of Young Journalist Society (2002 July - August) ISSN - 1391 - 7366.

Other Research Activities:

• Research based on "The livestock of cattle Resource and the sinhala Culture" as one aspect of the B.A. honours degree in sinhala - 2003/2004.

• At present, engaging in a Research tittled "Referential study of sinhala Milindaprashnaya", This Dissertation is to be submitted for M. phill degree in sinhala.

Extra Curricular Activities:

• The Magazine editor of the Sinhala Society, Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya 2003.

• The editor of the Souvenir - The film festival of Dharmasena Pathiraja - 2008, Conducted by the Sinhala Society of the University of Kelaniya.

•  Worked as a Proof Reader in 'Young Journalist' monthly Media Magazine 2002.

• The Head Student of the A/L Arts Section of Bandaranayake College, Gampaha 1998 -1999.

• The Secretary of Sinhala Literary Association of Bandaranayake College, Gampaha 1998-1999.

• A Committee member of the Announcing society of Bandaranayake College, Gampaha 1998 - 1999.

• A Member of the "BHAGYA" Youth Society, Ihalayagoda - South 2002-2003.