Faculty of Buddhist Studies of NIIBS was established in 2020 with the sole intention of posturing the major Classical Traditions of Buddhism - Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana worldwide.
Sotāpanno ogādhappatto patigādhappatto assāsappatto eko ariyasāvako attano gatasamaye āgata-maggaṃ sammāva sādhukaṃ suṭṭhuṃ manasikaroti. Tathā manasikarontassa puggalassa manasijātā saṅkappā ca paccavekkhita-padāvalī ca Maggadīpanī nāmena khuddakena gandhena pakāsitā. Yāni yāni sakkata-kabbānusāra-kamāni ca Subodhālaṅkāra-Vuttodayādi-kabbānusāsana-gandhāgata-kamāni ca pahāya idha kevalaṃ padāvaliṃ yeva dassitaṃ. Etha passatha akāliko ayaṃ dhammo paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhi.
Dr. Hasantha W. Samarasingha