has been revised by the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka (Amendment) Act No. 37 of 1995. With the activation of the amendments, the affiliated institutions became defunct. The Buddhist and Pali University was restructured in accordance with the structure of the other universities of Sri Lanka. It is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, International Association of Theravada Buddhist universities Faculties Faculty of Buddhist Studies Dean, Faculty of Buddhist Studies, Prof. Samantha Illangakoon Departments: Department of Buddhist Philosophy Department of Religious studies and Comparative Philosophy Department of Buddhist Culture Department of Archaeology Units: Computer Teaching Unit (CTU) Faculty of Language Studies Dean, Faculty of Language Studies, Associate Prof. Ven. Lenagala Siriniwasa Thero Departments: Department of Pali Department of Sinhala Department of Sanskrit Department of English Department of Language Skills Development Department of English Language Teaching Admissions Bachelor of Arts General Degree (Internal) Bachelor of Arts Special Degree Postgraduate and External examination Unit Courses PHD M.Phil M.A P.G.D B.A. Diploma Diploma in Buddhism/Pali/Sanskrit Diploma in Sanskrith Diploma in JAPANESE/KOREAN/FRENCH/CHINESE/HINDI/TAMIL/ENGLISH Diploma in Buddhist Counseling Affiliated Institutions Singapore Malaysia South Korea Germany Austria Scotland England Buddhist & Pali Research Trust [R] (India ) The Buddhist & Pali College (U.S.A) Student life Near 3000 students attend and others follow external degree programs conducted by the university. Research & Publications https://web.archive.org/web/20151109155345/http://www.bpu.ac.lk/publications/research See also Education in Sri Lanka Sri Lankan universities Buddhism in Sri Lanka Education in India Buddhism in India References http://www.bpu.ac.lk/about/general/about-university https://web.archive.org/web/20131013185420/http://www.namaskara.lk/?sid=article&dt=2012%2F07&id=2012%2F07%2Fnpg56_0 http://srilanka.lankatopten.com/profile/bouddhaloka_mawatha_551.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130618051949/http://www.nearby.lk/buddhistpalicampus http://lk.kompass.com/c/university-of-buddhist-pali-in-sri-lanka/lk004724/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150617102244/http://www.buddhistpalitrust.com/ External links and reference Annual Report 2002 Buddhism in Sri Lanka Buddhist universities and colleges Educational institutions established in 1981 Seminaries and theological colleges in Sri Lanka Statutory boards of Sri Lanka Universities and colleges in Colombo District Universities in Sri Lanka 1981 establishments in Sri Lanka