Ven. Dr. Beligalle Dhammajoti was ordained at the age of 15 and received his higher ordination in 1982. Bhante is the resident monk of the Sri Vijaya Bimbaramaya Vihara in Gammedapitiya, Hakmana, Sri Lanka.
From the formative years Bhante as a Buddhist monk he committed himself to the pursuit of educational excellence. To this end he himself has scaled the ladder of education from a BA Special (1981) and a MA (1986) in Buddhist Studies from the University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka to a Ph.D. in Philosophy and Religion (1994-1997) from the University of Varanasi, India. His thesis for his Ph.D. was “A critical study of Buddhist Economic Philosophy as expounded in the Pali Canonical Texts and Commentaries“.
Bhante has served in various capacities in teaching the Dhamma at the tertiary level at Universities in Sri Lanka as Senior Lecturer. Bhante has also served as Visiting Lecturer at the Buddhist and Pali College at Mangala Vihara Singapore, a branch campus of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka.
Bhante has also authored many books. Amongst them 'Buddhist Economic Philosophy', 'Articles on Buddhist Culture I & II', 'Modern Society and Buddhist Spirituality' and 'Rains Retreat and Kathina Ceremony'.