P. D. Premasiri | |
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| Born | Pahalawattage Don Premasiri 25 July 1941 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaii of Manoa |
| Known for | Buddhist ethics and Buddhist philosophy |
| Spouse | Padma Wanniarachchi |
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| Institutions | University of Peradeniya, Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy |
| Thesis | Moral Evaluation in Early Buddhism: From the Perspective of Western Philosophical Analysis |
| Doctoral advisor | Eliot Deutsch |
| Other academic advisors | David Kalupahana |
| Doctoral students | Bhikkhu Analayo |
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Pahalawattage Don Premasiri (born 25 July 1941) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar specializing in the areas of Buddhist ethics and Buddhist philosophy.[1] Premasiri's academic training represents a synthesis of both the Buddhist and Western philosophical traditions, first at the University of Peradeniya and subsequently at Cambridge and Hawaii.[2] He is currently president of the Buddhist Publication Society and professor emeritus in the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at the University of Peradeniya.