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Academic Consultant

Prof. Wasantha Priyadarshana

Prof. Wasantha Priyadarshana
Prof. Wasantha Priyadarshana
Academic Consultant
PhD (PGIPBS) (UoK), M.A. in Buddhist Studies (UoK), PG. Dip. in Educational and Career Counselling (UoC), B.A. (Special) in Buddhist Culture (UoK), Dip. in Buddhism (BPU)

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Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Master of Arts in Buddhist Studies (with Distinction), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Educational and Career Counselling, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Buddhist Culture (First Class), University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Diploma in Buddhism, Buddhist and Pāli University, Sri Lanka.
  • Certificate in Yoga and Relaxation Techniques, Gampaha Wikramarachchi Āyurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Certificate in Staff Development, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.
  • Certificate in Social Science Research Methodologies, National Center for Advanced Studies, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka.
  • Certificate in English - Part I, II, III, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

Research Publications

  • Psychotherapeutic Aspect of Sinhalese Magics, the Third International Conference of SLABS, December 2008.
  • The Buddhist Concept of Conflict Resolution (An Approach to Global Recovery through Mental Well-Being) Global Recovery: The Buddhist Perspective, UNDU Conference Volume, the 7th International Buddhist Conference on the United Nations Day of Vesak Celebrations, Thailand 23rd - 25th May 2010.
  • Buddhism and Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, Fourth International Conference of SLABS, December 2010.
  • Kalukumāra Syndrome: A Cultural-Bound Syndrome Faced by Sri Lankan Females in Rural Areas: A Buddhist Psychological Analysis 1st National Conference, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2012.
  • Early Buddhist Ethicopsychology and Feminism, International Conference, Introspection on Buddhist Traditions School of Buddhist Studies and Civilization, Gautam Buddha University, 7th - 9 th September 2012.
  • Fundamentals of Buddhist Psychotherapy: A Critical Study, International Buddhist Conference (BBUIBC (2012) Buddhasravaka Bhiksu University, Anuradhapura, 2012.
  • Psychotherapeutic Value of Visuddhimagga for the Enhancement of Modern Psychotherapy, Sāradā, Department Pāli and Buddhist Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2012, (Two Publications within one year).
  • Applicability of Mettābhāvanā for The Elimination of Problematic Behaviours and Psychological Disorders in the Global Content, International Conference on Buddhist Heritage of Odisha: Situating Odisha in the Global Perspective organized by Department of Tourism and Culture, Government of Odisha in Association with Utkal University of Culture Utkal University OIMSEAS, 2013.
  • Adoption of Early Buddhist Teachings for Counseling Purposes, the Fifth International Conference of SLABS September 2013.
  • Geropsychiatric Aspects in Early Buddhist Teachings, the Fifth International Conference of SLABS, September 2013.
  • Spirituality as a Healing Process (with Special Reference to Islam, Christian and Buddhist Teachings,) International Conference on Inspiring Religious Tolerance and Harmony, Organized by the Department of Religious Studies and Comparative Philosophy, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka in Collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs, USA Embassy, Sri Lanka on 22nd and 23rd April, 2015).
  • Applicability of Mettābhāvanā for the Suppression of Social Conflicts, Vesak, Buddhism and World Crisis the 12th of International Buddhist Conference on the United Nations Day of Vesak, Thailand, 28th - 30th May, 2015.
  • මහලුවිය පිළිබඳ බෞද්ධ දැක්ම හෙවත් වෘද්ධ මනෝචිකිත්සාව (Buddhist Perspective on Old Age or Geropsychiatry) Anveṣaṇā: Peer Reviewed Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, 2015 (Two Publications within one year).
  • Cultural Bound Syndrome and Buddhist Psychotherapy, Anveṣaṇā: Peer Reviewed Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, 2015 (Two Publications within one year).
  • Femininity, A Buddhist Psychological Approach, Anveṣaṇā Peer Reviewed Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, 2016, (Two Publications within one year).
  • Buddhism as a System of Psychotherapy, The Samarathunga Journal of Buddhist Studies and Education, Vol. I, No. 1, March-August 2017.
  • Grief Management in Buddhism for Human Development, The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Universities. (JIABU, Vol II, No. 03, 2018).
  • Dharma Therapy in Buddhism a Buddhist Psychological Review on Counselling and Psychotherapy Rethinking Buddhism Text, Content, concentration, Annand sing Prims Book, Delhi. 2023.

Articles Published

  • බෞද්ධ උපදේශනය පිළිබඳ සංකල්ප විග්‍රහයක් (Conceptual Analysis of Buddhist Counseling), The Felicitation Academic Journal for the Most Venerable Sri Dhammakitti.
  • චිත්ත පීඩා (stress), Nivanmaga (Analysis of Citta) 43rd Volume, Department of Printing of Government of Sri Lankan.
  • ශ්‍රමණ ඉගැන්වීම් (Shramaṇa Teachings), Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University, 2002.
  • මානසික සෞඛ්‍යය හා බුදුසමය (Mental Well-being and Buddhism) Felicitation volume for The Most Chief Venerable Maditiyavela Sri Medhākarābhidhāna, Ministry of Buddhasasana and Department of Buddhist affairs, 2003.
  • බුදුදහම හා සෞඛ්‍යය (Buddhism and Wellbeing), A Felicitation Academic Journal for The Most Venerable Boralle Atula, 2003.
  • ඉන්දියානු බෞද්ධ සංස්කෘතියේ පරිහානිය - 01 (Decline of the Indian Buddhist Culture), Geographical Expansion of Buddhist Culture - 01, Ed, Gamini Wejesinghe, 2004.
  • කාම, රූප හා අරූප භවත්‍රය (Kāma, Rūpa and Arūpa Three Existences), Nivanmaga (Bhavaya), The Department of Printing of Government of Sri Lanka, 2007.
  • සිංහල ගැමි අභිචාර විධි හා සබැඳි මනෝරෝග චිකිත්සාමය වටිනාකම පිළිබඳ දළ සටහනක් (Psychotherapeutic value in Sri Lankan Folk Rituals) Nanasara Academic Journal, 1st volume, Buddhist Culture Association, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2007.
  • බෞද්ධ මනෝ රෝග චිකිත්සාවේ මූලික සංකල්ප විග්‍රහයක් (An exposition of the central teachings of Buddhist Psychotherapy), Buddhist and Pali Studies, (Silver Jubilee Commemoration, volume 06 The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka), Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2007.
  • ගිහි උපෝසථය හා සබැඳි මනෝරෝග චිකිත්සාමය සංකල්ප පිළිබඳ කෙටි සටහනක් (A brief note of Psychotherapeutic elements of Gihi Uposata Practice) Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, 2008.
  • සත්‍ය පාරමිතා (The Perfection of the Truth), Paramitā Ed, Ven. Padikāramaduve Chandima, 2009.
  • මනෝ රෝග චිකිත්සාව පිළිබඳ බෞද්ධ හා බටහිර විවරණයන්ගේ සමවිෂමතා (Similarities and Dissimilarities of the Expositions of Buddhist and Western Psychotherapy, Buddhrashmi: Vesak academic journal, Sri Jinaratana Bhikku Training School, 2010).
  • ෆ්‍රොයිඩියානු මනෝ විශ්ලේෂණ වාදයෙන් පැනෙන නිර්වාණ මූලධර්ම හා බෞද්ධ අරිය විරේචනය (Nirvāna Principle derived from Freudian Psychoanalysis and Buddhist Noble Catharsis), Vidyodaya Academic Journal, Felicitation Volume for the Most Venerable Hikkaduve Sri Sumangala, 2011.
  • අධිමානසික විද්‍යාව හා බුදුසමය (Parapsychology and Buddhism), Buddhist Psychology, Felicitation Academic Journal in Honour of Venerable Wevalvala Anuruddha, Ministry of Buddhasāsana and Religious Affairs 2011.
  • භාරතීය භික්‍ෂුවගේ ධර්ම ශාස්ත්‍රීය සේවය පිළිබඳ දළ සටහනක්, (A brief note on the academic service of Indian Monk), Yāthrā Felicitation Academic Volume for the Senior Teacher, Most Venerable Baddegama Kusala Bodhirukkhārāma Society, 2012.
  • බුදුසමයෙහේ පැනෙන චර්යාත්මක හා ප්‍රජානනාත්මක මනෝ රෝග චිකිත්සාව පිළිබඳ සටහනක් (Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy as derived from Buddhism) Education, Faculty of Education, University of Colombo, 2012.
  • අපේක්‍ෂාභංගත්වය හමුවේ බුදු දහම (Buddhism Versus Disappointment), Nivanmaga, 44th volume, (Practical Buddhism), Department of Printing of Government of Sri Lanka, 2013.
  • බෞද්ධ මනෝ රෝග චිකිත්සාවේ මූලිකාංග (Fundamentals of Buddhist Psychotherapy) Birth Centenary Commemorative Academic Anthology for Most Venerable Palīpāna Sri Chandānanda Mahānāyaka Thera, S. Godage and Brothers (pvt) Ltd, 2014.
  • දසරාජ ධර්මයෙහි එන දානය (Charity as described in Ten State Conditions), Nivanmaga, 45th Volume (Dānaya), Department of Printing of Government of Sri Lanka, 2014.
  • ආසියාවේ බෞද්ධ සංස්කෘතිය (බුදුදහමින් පෝෂිත ජපන් සංස්කෘතිය), Buddhist Culture In Asia (Japanese Culture enriched by Buddhism) Essays in Honour of Most Venerable Warāyaye Athula Nāyaka Thero, Ed, Dr. Panahaduve Yassassi, 2014.
  • ස්ත්‍රී මනෝවිද්‍යාව: බෞද්ධ ප්‍රවේශයක් (Feminist Psychology, A Buddhist Approach) Anupada: Commemoration Academic Volume of the Century of Vitārandeniya Sri Sudarshanārāma, Māgadhi, Publication Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, 2015.
  • නිවන්මඟ සගරාව.
  • මානසික සෞඛ්‍යය හා බෞද්ධ උපදේශනය (Mental Wellbeing and Buddhist Counselling), Arogyā Academic Journal issued for the Commemoration of offering Buduputh Surakshā, Health Insurance, Buddhist Ministry of Sri Lanka, 2019.
  • ත්‍රිපිටක ධර්ම ප්‍රතිකාරය හා මානසික සෞඛ්‍යය (Tripitaka Dhamma Therapy and Mental Wellbeing), Sudassana Academic Journal, Buddhist Ministry of Sri Lanka, 2019.
  • An Exposition on Sāmaññaphala Sutta, ත්‍රිපිටක පාලි විමර්ශන ශාස්ත්‍රීය සංග්‍රහය, ග්‍රන්ථමාලා අංක 01, Academic Journal of Evaluating Tripitaka Pāli, Evaluation of Dighanikaya, Silukkhandhavagga, Vol I, 2021.
  • බෞද්ධ උපදේශනය හා බෞද්ධ මනෝරෝග චිකිත්සාමය අවශ්‍යතාව (A need of Buddhist Counselling and Buddhist Psychotherapy sārasaṁgraha) Feliatation Academic Journal of Venerable Chandaratana, 2021.
  • Triune Suffering: An Early Buddhist Psychological Overview, SAMMODĀNA A Compendium of Curated Essays to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of Buddhist and Pali College, Singapore, 2023.

Publications (Books)

  • බෞද්ධ දර්ශනය හා භාරතීය ශ්‍රමණ සම්ප්‍රදාය (Buddhist Philosophy and Indian Shramaṇa Tradition, ed Wasantha Priyadarshana, Vathma Publication, 2007).
  • බෞද්ධ මනෝරෝග චිකිත්සාවේ ස්වභාවය (The Nature of Buddhist Psychology, Damsak Publication, 2015).
  • බටහිර මනෝරෝග චිකිත්සාවේ ස්වභාවය (The Nature of Western Psychology, Damsak Publication, 2015).

Editorial Works

  • The Felicitation Academic Journal the Most Venerable, Boralle Atula.
  • Anveṣaṇā: The Peer Reviewed Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, 2013.
  • Anveṣaṇā: The Peer Reviewed Journal of the Postgraduate Institute of Pali and Buddhist Studies, 2014.