Background
Deegalle, Mahinda was born on October 31, 1961 in Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Deegalle, Mahinda was born on October 31, 1961 in Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Bachelor with honors, University Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1985. Message Telecommunications Service, Harvard, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1995.
Instructor University Chicago, 1994. Research collaborator Kyoto University, Japan, 1995—1996. Foreign researcher Japan Society Promotion of Science, Tokyo, 1997—1999.
Vis professor McGill University, Montreal, 2000. Lecturer Bath Spa University College, England, since 2000.
Member of United Kingdom Association for Buddist Studies (committee member since 2002), American Academy Religion, World Buddhist Foundation (secretary 2001).