Ananda W. P. Guruge

Guruge was the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sri Lanka to UNESCO, France, and United States (with non-resident accreditation to Spain, Algeria and Mexico) from 1985 to 1994.

Guruge was adjunct professor of Religious Studies at Cal State Fullerton and was the dean of academic affairs at University of the West.

[2] Guruge was educated at Dharmaraja College, and went on to graduate from the University of Ceylon in 1947 with a BA first class honors in Sanskrit special.

[4] He was also an adjunct professor of Buddhism, Hinduism and Peace Studies at California State University, Fullerton.

[6] Guruge reportedly died on a flight returning to the United States after assisting with school accreditation in Australia.

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.