Ananda Wahihana Palliya Guruge
Biography –
Birthday – 8th December 1928
Education -
Dharmaraja College
BA, University of Ceylon in 1947
PhD, University of London
Fields –
Asian history
Buddhism
Education
Working Experiences –
Ambassador Extraordinary
Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to UNESCO
Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to France
Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to United States
Adjunct professor of Religious Studies at Cal State Fullerton period (1985 – 1994)
Cadet in Jaffna Kachcheri
Head of the Dehiwala Zoo
Head of Colombo Kachcheri
Senior Assistant Secretary to the Prime Minister
Secretary to the Prime minister
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in 1965
Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of the International Academy of Buddhism at University of the West (formerly Hsi Lai University) in Rosemead, California
Adjunct professor of Buddhism, Hinduism and Peace Studies at California State University, Fullerton
Memberships –
Vice President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists
Patron of the European Buddhist Union
Liaison Officer to the United Nations and UNESCO for the World Fellowship of Buddhists
Chairman of the World Buddhist University Council
Editor of Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism
Publications -
What In Brief Is Buddhism
Free At Last in Paradise
Serendipity of Andrew George
Peace at Last in Paradise
The Unforgettable Dharmapala
Biography –
Birthday – 8th December 1928
Education -
Dharmaraja College
BA, University of Ceylon in 1947
PhD, University of London
Fields –
Asian history
Buddhism
Education
Working Experiences –
Ambassador Extraordinary
Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to UNESCO
Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to France
Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to United States
Adjunct professor of Religious Studies at Cal State Fullerton period (1985 – 1994)
Cadet in Jaffna Kachcheri
Head of the Dehiwala Zoo
Head of Colombo Kachcheri
Senior Assistant Secretary to the Prime Minister
Secretary to the Prime minister
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in 1965
Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of the International Academy of Buddhism at University of the West (formerly Hsi Lai University) in Rosemead, California
Adjunct professor of Buddhism, Hinduism and Peace Studies at California State University, Fullerton
Memberships –
Vice President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists
Patron of the European Buddhist Union
Liaison Officer to the United Nations and UNESCO for the World Fellowship of Buddhists
Chairman of the World Buddhist University Council
Editor of Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism
Publications -
What In Brief Is Buddhism
Free At Last in Paradise
Serendipity of Andrew George
Peace at Last in Paradise
The Unforgettable Dharmapala