Ananda W. P. Guruge

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Ananda Wahihana Palliya Guruge, General Secretary of the Lankā Bauddha Mandalaya reads a message from the Prime Minister of Ceylon S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike at the Buddhist Council (Chaṭṭa Sangāyanā) in Rangoon, 1956-04-23.

Ananda Wahihana Palliya Guruge (28 December 1928 – 6 August 2014

Cal State Fullerton and was the dean of academic affairs at University of the West.[2]

Education

Guruge was educated at

.

Civil service

He joined the

Sir John Kotelawela as the senior Assistant Secretary to the Prime Minister, until he head the government program to celebrate 2500 Buddha Jayanti. Bradman Weerakoon, who was the assistant secretary to the Prime Minister at the time, succeeded Dr. Guruge as senior Assistant Secretary and later Secretary to the Prime Minister. Guruge was appointed as the Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs in 1965.[3]

Buddhist Leadership

Active in international Buddhist leadership, Professor Guruge was Vice President of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, the Patron of the European Buddhist Union, and the Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of the International Academy of Buddhism at University of the West in Rosemead, California.[4] He was also an adjunct professor of Buddhism, Hinduism and Peace Studies at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Guruge is also the Liaison Officer to the United Nations and UNESCO for the World Fellowship of Buddhists; and was the Chairman of the World Buddhist University Council. He served as an editor of Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism.

Writings

Guruge authored 53 books in Sinhala and English, including What In Brief Is Buddhism, Free At Last in Paradise, Serendipity of Andrew George, Peace At Last in Paradise and The Unforgettable Dharmapala. He has also published over 175 research articles on Asian history, Buddhism and education. He also translated the

Mahavamsa into English in 1989.[5]

Death

Guruge died in Rosemead, California, at the age of 85.[6] Guruge reportedly died on a flight returning to the United States after assisting with school accreditation in Australia.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tribute to great scholar Dr. Prof. W.P. Ananda Guruge.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ SRI LANKA: The Untold Story AsiaTimes
  4. ^ University of the West Archived March 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Historical survey of Sri Lankan traditional dance Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Sunday Observer - September 20, 2009
  6. ^ "Dr. Guruge passes away". Dailymirror.lk. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-07.

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