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The Significance of the Five Aggregates in Understanding the Buddhist Concept of Reality

Wook, Kim Ki (University of Colombo, 2015)

The doctrine of five aggregates (pancakkhandha) should be examined comprehensively to understand its significance as follows: Consciousness (vinndna) arises every moment when sense organ, corresponding object, and attention ...

An Appropriate Sacrifice? Perfections of Generosity and the Politics of Elders Charity in Sri Lanka's Gerontological Turn

Widger, Tom; Kabir, Sarah (University of Colombo, 2015)

Anthropological research into individual and ,societal experiences of ageing has developed along two broad lines. The first has been an effort to challenge the idea that human beings age in biologically and socially ...

The Right of a Member of Parliament to Cross over to another Party: A Constitutional Perspective

Muhandiram, Niroshika Liyana (University of Colombo, 2015)

Crossing over to another party has become a trend in the political culture of Sri Lanka today. Many crossovers of Members of Parliament (MPs) are incredulous to the public, as such acts negate the sovereignty of the ...

Adaptable Sinhala Buddhist Hegemony: Understanding JHU's Changing Electoral Strategy

Lecamwasam, Hasini (University of Colombo, 2015)

Talk of Sinhala Buddhist hegemony in Sri Lanka has always tacitly assumed the Sinhala Buddhist bloc to be a single, unified force whose dominance has pushed to the background all other competing nationalisms. But is this ...

Is it Possible to Use Licchavi's Seven Factors of Non-decline in the Democratic Political Context of Sri Lanka?

Rathanathissa, Heraliyawala (University of Colombo, 2015)

In the current context of democracy in Sri Lanka, this paper discusses whether the Seven Factors of Non-decline (Saptha Aparihana Dharma) could be followed as an ideal method in the contemporary political milieu. It is ...

Irreversibility of the Religious-Political Union: A Dichotomy?

Cooke, George I. H. (University of Colombo, 2015)

The interwoven mosaic of Sri Lankan society, in which religion and politics have been closely intertwined, has resulted in an irreversible socially-accepted entity. Considered more of a norm, this union, it could be ...

Religion, Secularism and Federalism: Sri Lanka in an Asian Comparative Perspective

Breen, Michael (University of Colombo, 2015)

Sri Lanka is among the many countries in Asia that have grappled with federal ideas and approaches to accommodate their diversity of ethnicities, cultures and religions. The links between ethnicity and federalism are ...

The Study of Indian Classical Dance in the Hindu Temple Traditions

Balakailasanathasarma, M. (University of Colombo, 2015)

Hinduism is both a way of life and a highly organized social, religious and cultural system. Although it is difficult to define Hinduism precisely, there can be no denial that a true Hindu recognizes consciously or ...

Violence against Religious Minorities: A Case Study of Aluthgama Muslims in Sri Lanka

Asees, Mohamed Shareef (University of Colombo, 2015)

The purpose of this paper is to explore violence against religious minorities in Sri Lanka with specific focus on the violence in Aluthgama in June 2014. It has been over a year since the Muslims were attacked by some ...

The Ideological Implications of Code Switching as Discursive Strategy: An Analysis of Sri Lankan Hansards

Surenthiraraj, Esther; Tissera, Thakshala (University of Colombo, 2015)

Language policy has been an ethno-nationalist issue of contention in post-colonial Sri Lanka (Dharmadasa, 1996; De Silva, 1998; De Silva, 2007). Given Sri Lanka's language history, the Parliament, a specific locale in ...

Division of Gender Roles and Responsibilities in the Register of Contemporary Sinhala Newspapers

Ranasinghe, Dinithi Uthpala (University of Colombo, 2015)

The term 'Gender role' refers to how men and women play distinctive roles based on their gender in the society. Social scientists such as Kargan and Kimmel assert that children are assigned to different gender roles and ...

Canada's Implementation of Bilingualism in Public Service: Lessons for Sri Lanka

Rajapakshe, Gimhani (University of Colombo, 2015)

Language and communication barriers should be shed down to achieve long lasting peace within a multicultural society. Canada with its population of Anglophones and Francophones (native English speakers and native French ...

Significance of Effective Communication in English of Tourism Professionals

Rajadurai, S. (University of Colombo, 2015)

Communication plays a key role in one's personal and professional life. Effective communication in English is important for two main reasons. Firstly, international business depends on it for its global markets and ...

Language Policy as a Tool of Reconciliation

Mendis, Dushyanthi (University of Colombo, 2015)

Language policy can be defined as a law, rules or precepts designed to bring about language change, encoded in mechanisms of language planning undertaken by governments, schools or other institutional bodies (Smitherman ...

'Rathnawali Natakaya' and Gender Socialization

Kumari, J.M.U. (University of Colombo, 2015)

The objective of this research paper is to analyze the patriarchal ideological socialization through the book 'Rathnawali Natakaya', which is a Sanskrit classic written by the Indian Emperor, Sri Harsha. 'Rathnawali ...

Tight Constraints on WH-movement in Lankan English? - A Preliminary Inquiry into Subjacency and Grammatical WH-movement

Kumarasamy, Ravindran (University of Colombo, 2015)

fPTi-movements in English involve both Subjacency and grammatical w/z-movements. Subjacency is one of the non-parameterised principles or language universals, which has constraints on w/j-movements. Although this language ...

Use of Conceptual History in the Study of International Relations

Korvela, Paul-Erik (University of Colombo, 2015)

The paper scrutinizes the possibilities of using conceptual history in the study of International Relations (IR). Although there are many notable exceptions, in general, the field of IR is characterized by a historical ...

Can Do or Can't Do? Benchmarks for Course Design

Ilangakoon, S.R. (University of Colombo, 2015)

Language change has taken place as part of changing social structures. These changes have influenced the teaching contexts of these societies. Sri Lankan history shows how the changing political scenario and language ...

Learning Language through a Speech-based Method

Iddamalgoda, Sobani (University of Colombo, 2015)

Earth at present is dominated by human beings who are changing the socio-economic dynamics of the planet. Be it change that is environmental, social or cultural, man is at the helm of this change. Change can be positive, ...

Proficient Learners' Writing Strategy Usage in Arabic Composition

Gafoordeen, N.; Baker, Kaseh Abu (University of Colombo, 2015)

Learning to write effectively in Arabic as a foreign language is understood to be difficult for learners. However, studies on writing in Arabic language are still in their early stages. Therefore, this study investigated ...

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