Ven. Pusselle Wineetha Thero

Biography

Ven Pusselle Wineetha Thero was born on 8^th May 1988 in Kurunegala. He completed his primary education at Vidyodaya Pirivena in Maligakanda Colombo. He has a Bachelor of Arts in the English with a first class and a Master of Education in TESL. He is currently reading for his second master in Linguistic at University of Kelaniya,

Ven. P. Wineetha is working as lecturer in English at the department of Languages, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka and previously served as a lecturer at NIIBS, Kelaniya. He is the Chief Resident Monk at Ti-Ratana Lumbini Garden and the Principal of Ti-Ratana Lumbini Garden Sunday Dhamma School in Malaysia. He is also designated as a permanent resident monk of Buddhist Maha Vihara in Malaysia which internationally propagates Buddhism in English. Ven. P. Wineetha, internationally Known as Bhante Wineetha   has achieved several academic achievements both in English studies and Buddhist studies. Writing  Poems being a member of Poetry Soup Association of English Poets, Teaching Applied Linguistics, translation studies are some of his interests.

Education Qualification

MA in Linguistic (Reading)-University of Kelaniya

Med in TESL – HELP University, Malaysia

BA in English

Advanced Certificate course in Translation skills for the Sworn Translator Examination -Sri Lanka Foundation Institute

Research Publications

• Influence of Buddhist Philosophy among the Youth in Sri lanka-2021 (Three Day – (Online) International
  • Conference on Buddhist Philosophy and Its Role In Inculcating values among Youth ,Rajiv Gandhi National Institute Of Youth Development( RGNIYD),Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu and Indian Council For Cultural Relations ( ICCR), New Delhi)
• Leadership Qualities Presented in Early Buddhism to Create Sustainable Peace in the Globe -2019 (International Conference on Civilisational Dialogue (IConCiDi), University of Malaya)
• A Critical Review of English Education in the Monastic Education System in Sri Lanka-2012 (First National Conference of Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka)
• Chronicle Features in Dīgha Nikāya (6th National Conference of Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura -2012)
• ‘Buddhist Interpretation of the “Vaulting Ambition” in Macbeth’ (6th Annual Research Conference – 2013, The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka)
• “Torturing Animals; A Social Issue as Depicted in Anne Ranasinghe’s Poems” (2nd International Conference on Social Sciences – 2013, University of Kelaniya)
• “Treatment of Sexual Jealousy in Othello and Buddhist Jātaka stories and Overpowering the Emotion through Insights in Theravada Buddhism” (National Conference – 2013, Sri Lanka Bhikshu University.in Anuradhapura. 2009)

• A Critical Review of English Education in the Monastic Education System in Sri Lanka, “Expansion of Buddhism and Its Socialization” Selected Papers First National Conference 2012 – Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka   

• Introduction to Sri Lankan English Literature, Aurora, Journal of English Studies, 1st vol, 2015, Department of English. Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka 75- 81

• THE FUNCTIONS OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IN SRI LANKAN BUDDHIST

  • RELIGIOUS EDUCATION,Volume VI 2020,Sri Lanka International Journal of Buddhist Studies (SIJBS) 60-68.ISSN 2773-6814

Appointments

Temporary Lecturer in English -Nāgānanda International Institute for Buddhist Studies, Manelwatta, Bollegala, Kelaniya 

Research Assistant -Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, Homagama   

Principal – Sagaramathi Pirivena, Kandegama,

                        Damminna, Polonnaruwa

Memberships and Awards

Member- faculty board of the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences 

Premium member of Poetry Soup Association of English Poets

Scholarships

CEO Scholarship Award for Master of Education (Teaching English as a Second Language), HELP Scholarship Award 2016, HELP University, Malaysia            

H.M Thisera Memorial Prize for the best results of entire degree program in English medium.2014 

Gamini Jayasuriya Pali Scholarship for the Highest Marks in Pali (Second Year, First and Second semester Examinations of Bachelor of Arts Degree Course – 2012)

Other

Renowned Dhamma Speaker in English in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippine and Indonesia