• Dictionary of Pali Proper Names

• The Truth Of Anatta

• Aspects Of Reality As Taught By Theravada Buddhism

• The Pali Literature Of Ceylon

• The Buddha And His Teachings

• Buddhism And The Race Question (with K.N. Jayatileke)

Sri Lanka scholar, propagationist, writer.
 

Educated in St Johns College, Panadura, and London University where he gained his MA, PhD, and D.Litt. degrees. Taught at Ananda College and Nalanday Vidyalaya, Colombo. He served as the Dean of Faculty of Oriental Studies at University of Ceylon and also as the Professor of Pali (1927-57).
Was the Founding President of World Fellowship of Buddhist (1950); President of Ceylon Buddhist Congress; Hon Secretary and Treasurer of Pali Text Society in Sri Lanka; the Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Buddhism (1966-1973)

Participated in UNESCO projects worldwide; appointed Ambassador for Ceylon to Russia; also represented his country at United Nations and was the High Commissioner for London.