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.
M.Phil. (English Medium) (Reading) (PGIPBS) (UoK), M.A. in Buddhist Studies (English Medium) (PGIPBS) (UoK), PG. Dip. in Linguistics (UoK), PG. Dip. in Education - Teaching English as a Second Language (UoC), B.A. (Hons) in Buddhist Philosophy (English Medium) (BPU), Dip. in English (BPU)
Academic Qualifications
Master of Philosophy (English Medium) (Reading), Phobia; A Buddhist Psychological Analysis at Post Graduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya.
Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (English Medium), Post Graduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya.
Post Graduate Diploma in Linguistics (English Medium), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
Post Graduate Diploma in Education - Teaching English as a Second Language, University of Colombo.
Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Buddhist Philosophy (English Medium), Second Class Upper Division, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
Diploma Course in English, Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka - External.
Advanced Certificated Course in English, Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka.
Certificate Course in Computer Applications, Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka.
Certificate Course in Tamil Language, Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka.
Certificate Course in Hindi Language, Buddhist and Pali University, Sri Lanka.
Research Publications
S. Opanayake, (2019). A Holistic Buddhist Approach to Safeguard Human Dignity for a Sustainable Society - Paper contributor for United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations. Held in Vietnam.
S. Opanayake, (2019). A Review on the Adoption of Perception and Inference in Early Buddhism vis-à-vis Modern Western Science as a Means of knowledge - Presented at 15th International Conference on Pali and Buddhist Studies, Organized by Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
S. Opanayake, (2020). Management of Thoughts as Depicted in Positive Psychology and Buddhist Psychology - Selected to present at PGIHS Research Congress. Postgraduate Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Peradeniya.
S. Opanayake, (2021). CATUṢKOTI; Mutually Exclusive and Collectively Exhaustive?
S. Opanayake, (2022). Use of Argument in the Communication of Doctrine.
S. Opanayake, (2024). Is Mādhyamaka Teaching an Abstract Thought?
S. Opanayake, (2024). Utility of Buddhist Positive Psychology for Social Well-Being.
