Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

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Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka

ශ්‍රී ලංකා බෞද්ධ හා පාලි විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
Type	Public, Buddhist University
Established	1985
Chancellor	Ven.Warakagoda Gnanarathana,Mahanayake Thero Asgiriya Chapter
Vice-Chancellor	Ven. Prof. Gallelle Sumanasiri Thero
Dean	Ven. Prof. WAWWE DHAMMARAKKHITHA THERO
Administrative staff	160 (41 Academics)
Students	600
Undergraduates	1050
Postgraduates	560
Doctoral students	30
Location	Gurulugomi mawatha, Pitipana North, Homagama , Sri Lanka
Affiliations	Association of Commonwealth Universities
Website	www.bpu.ac.lk

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The Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka is a Buddhist university in Homagama, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1981 and is organized in two faculties.