P. D. Premasiri

P. D. Premasiri
Born
Pahalawattage Don Premasiri

(1941-07-25) 25 July 1941
Kotte, Colombo, British Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Alma materUniversity of Hawaii of Manoa
Known forBuddhist ethics and Buddhist philosophy
SpousePadma Wanniarachchi
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Peradeniya, Buddhist Publication Society, Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy
Thesis Moral Evaluation in Early Buddhism: From the Perspective of Western Philosophical Analysis
Doctoral advisorEliot Deutsch
Other academic advisorsDavid Kalupahana
Doctoral studentsBhikkhu Analayo

Pahalawattage Don Premasiri (born 25 July 1941) is a Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar specializing in the areas of Buddhist ethics and Buddhist philosophy. Premasiri's academic training represents a synthesis of both the Buddhist and Western philosophical traditions, first at the University of Peradeniya and subsequently at Cambridge and Hawaii. He is currently president of the Buddhist Publication Society and professor emeritus in the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at the University of Peradeniya.

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