Jayasiri Perera holds a
Masters in Pali and Buddhist Studies, a Bachelors in Philosophy,
and is preparing for his Ph.D. thesis in paticca-samuppada,
from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. He has written a
Singhalese poetry book named "Siduhath Sihinaya" (a
dream of siddhartha"), published in 2005. He has also published
poems in the local dailies and weekend newspapers. He writes
that at present "I am engaged with my great creation (as
I think), a saga in English to be completed in the near future,
which is based on a philosophical theme."