Ven. Dr. Pinnawala Sangasumana Sri Langka The Role of Sri Lankan Buddhist Monks in Disaster Management (Two case studies from Tsunami and War affected areas) Ven. Pinnawala Sangasumana is a senior lecturer attached to the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. He was awarded a PhD degree for his qualitative study on conceptualizing conflict-induced internal displacement in Sri Lanka undertaken within the Sida/SAREC Research Cooperation Project between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and the Uppsala University, Sweden. His research interest in conflict and displacement derives from his longtime experience in teaching and research in Human Geography. As a Buddhist monk, he is keen to apply Buddhist concepts into the behavioral spaces determined by conflict and vulnerable situations. At the first step of his graduate studies, he got a Masters degree for his intensive research on patterns and processes of protracted internal displacement because of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. In addition, he is coordinating some relief and charity programmes directed at the marginalised populations of the country. He already has several publications in edited volumes and conference proceedings.