Dr. Kemananda is a renowned scholarly monk that has taught at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University in Bangkok. He was also awarded the Woodward Prize for Pali in 2002 and the Mudliar Waidyasekara Prize for Pali in 1999.

He has published and authored many books such as “Mahindayamso. (Pali)” from Colombo: Lake House, 2010 and is currently working on titles such as “An Introduction to Fauna in the Buddhist Canon”, “Maharaja Bhumipalayamso” and “Henepola Gunaratanamahatherapadanam”.