University of Sri Jayewardenepura

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura, one of Sri Lanka’s premier institutions of higher learning, is located in the city. The university was originally founded in 1873 as Vidyodaya Pirivena, a Buddhist centre of learning, and attained university status in 1958; it took its current name in…

…University of Kelaniya and the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, both of which were centers of Buddhist learning until they were elevated to university status in 1959.