ACADEMIC STAFF..
 
Name : Ven. Dr. Nedalagamuwe Dhammadinna Thero
Designation : Senior Lecturer
Department : Department of Modern Languages
University Location : ( Room Number) K2 122
Telephone Number : (Office) 94-112903728
Email Address :
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Other Email / dhammadinna@gmail.com,
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Administrative Experience:
Subject Coordinator- Chinese Studies

Educational Qualifications:
Pracina Pandita, B.A.(Nanjing, China), M.A., Ph.D (Shanghai, China)

Other Qualifications:
Sworn Translator(Chineses, English, Sinhala)

Teaching:
Chinese Language & Literature (classical & modern)

Research Interests:
Chinese Philology, History and classification of Ideograms

Current Research Activities:
1. Early Buddhist Text translation in Chinese
2. New approach to compose Chinese dictionaries
3. Study on Ideograms

Special Training :
HSK (Chinese Language Proficiency Test) High Level – 9
Chinese Training Project for Government officials of the Developing Countries - Beijing 2008

Selected Publication :
1. Fa Hien as seen in ancient Chinese resources, Annual review of The Oriental Studies Society,Sri Lanka,2000,P.98~103
2. Teaching Simplified Chinese Characters to foreigners with the aid of computers, Summary of papers 2001,The center for Characters studies in China, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
3. Modern Sri Lankan Buddhist Civilization, Ren hai deng, Shan Dong Fo Xue Yuan,Guang Zhou,China,2001.4. P.26
4. A comparative study of ancient Chinese pictography and their modern meanings. Summary of papers 2002, The center for Characters studies in China, East China Normal University,Shanghai,China.
5. Wonderful alphabetical possibilities of the Chinese Characters,Yao Wen Jiao Zi,Shanghai Cultural Publishing House,2003.4, P.40~41
6. Life is limited but knowledge is limitless(Taoist Philosophy), China Taoism(Zhongguo Daojiao),Zhongguo Daojiao Xiehui,2005.10,P55~56
7. Taoist "Tao" and Pali Buddhist "Magga",Zhongguo Wenzi Yanjiu,Volume 7, The center for Characters studies in China, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China,2006.P.253~261
8. Culture of Dai minority and Southern Buddhism, Ren hai deng, Shan Dong Fo Xue Yuan,Guang Zhou,China,2007.1. P.27~28
9. A Comparative study of Shui minority believes and Taoist philosophy, Summary of papers 2007,International Symposium for Shui cultural Studies,P.113~117


Department of Modern Languages, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Phone : +94-0112903721, +94-0112903720---Fax : +94-0112914494