University of Kelaniya
- City: Kelaniya
- Adddress: University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya 11600, Sri Lanka.
- Contact Person: Ms. Thamara Hadinnapola
- Gender: mixing
- Teachers: 1408
- Website: www.kln.ac.lk
The coat of arms of the University of Kelaniya is circular in
design and consists of three concentric bands, the outermost of which
contains the name of the University in Sinhala and English. The motto of
the institution “Pannaya Parisujjhati” (self-purification is by
insight) is a quotation from the Alavaka-sutta of the Samyutta Nikaya,
given in Sinhala characters in the same band. The middle band containing
a creeper design encloses the innermost, which shows a full blown
lotus, signifying purity. These two designs are reminiscent of those
occurring in the well-known moonstones at Anuradhapura.
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