ancient Human Resources activities in Sri Lanka

2. Group Name :-
Group Members :-

3. HRM in

4.  Definition of Management
 Definition of Human Resource Management
 Historical Evidences for Personnel Management
 Pre-Historic Period
 The Vijaya Legend
 Kingship
 Buddhism and Human Resource Management
 Military Services
 Irrigation
 Religious Monuments
 Social welfare
 Administrative Units
 Authority

5.  Judicial System
 Labour Specialization

6. Management is the process of setting
and
achieving goals
by
efficiently and effectively utilizing
the available resources

7. Human Resource Management is
the Effective and Efficient Utilization
of
Human Resources
to
achieve
goals of an organization

8. Mahavanshaya, Mahabodiwanshaya,
Pujawaliya, Dipawanshaya, Jathaka Atuwa
Getapadaya
Rock inscription
Records of monk Fa- Hsien
Records of I Bon Bathutha
Religious monuments
Huge irrigation system

10.  During this period, stone tool technology
advanced and implements such as hand axes,
scrapers and chisels were made by using chert
and quartz.

11.  He is the first recorded King
of Sri Lanka.

12.  Kingship which developed in this manner
assumed grater stability in the reign of king
Devanampiya Tissa (250-210 B.C).

13.  On 247 B.C Buddhism was introduced to Sri
Lanka
 Buddhist principles were rapidly spread to kings
 ‘Dasaraja Dharmaya’ reflects good employer –
employee relationships
 Providing employment according to the skills,
abilities and strengths

14.  Providing employment according to the skills,
abilities and strengths
 Payment of adequate wages
 Caring for employees their older age
 Vewa, Dageba, Gama, Pansala concept came in to
vogue

15. People joined to the army because of devotion
and loyalty for the country and king
As well as joined to the fear upon king’s orders

16. Example :- King Dutugemunu (161-137 B.C)
Army
Infantry
Cavalry
Elephant
Chariots

17. King Walagamba – Defeated Chola
King Vijayabahu I - Defeated the army of Chola

18. King Dathusena – Kala vewa
King Mahasen - Minneri wewa
King Dewanampiya thissa – Thisa wewa
King Parakramabahu the great – Parakrama samudraya

19.  King Dutugemunu – Ruwanweliseya - food,cloth,jewellary,perfume
-Mirisawetiya
-Lowamahapaya
 King Dutugemunu has paid high wages for people who built ‘Sthpas’
 King Dutugemunu is called a people’s leader and he ensured workers
produtivity

20.  King Walagamba - Abayagiriya
 King Dewanampiyathissa – Mahavihara Monastery

21.  King Pandukabaya - Foundation of medical institutin and convalescent
homes
 King Dutugemunu - 18 institution for medical treatments
 King Buddhadasa - Skilld physician and sergon.(called ‘ Mind of virtue)
-He wrote ‘Sarartha Sangrahaya’-medical Hand Book

22.  From the earliest beginning of the
kingship, authority of the king was
strongly wielded around the capital in
Rajarata. The Ruhuha and the hill
country or Malayadesa were separate
administrative units
 Smalles unit is ‘Gama’

23. Officialdom
Palace
Central
Administration
Provincial
Administration
 Purohitha
 Dowarika
 Badagarika
 Mahalena
 Senadipathi
 Amethi
 Assikgahaka
 Chaththakga
haka
 Nilame
 Gamika

24.  King was the highest court of appeal and supreme court.
 But later on there was a position called ‘Adikarana nayaka’ to perform judicial
service
 There was a different kind of punishments according to the size of the guilt
-Fines
-Banishment from cast, village or island
-Physical torture
-Imprisonment
-Confiscation of properties
-Capital Punishment (Hanging, Beheading, Impaling)

25.  Ancient villages have used the concept of specialization of labour.
 Cast system was connected to tenure of service ( Sources – Jathaka
Atuwa Getapadaya, Pujawaliya)
Govi caste - Cultivator
Berava caste - Drummers
Kumbhakara castte - potter
Kevatta caste - Fishermen
Pesakara caste - Weavers
Helloli caste - Scavengers

26. HRM in Ancient Sri Lanka can be Summarized Below
Historical evidence for personal management
Mahavanshaya, Record
 Pre –Historic Period
stone tool technology
 Kingship
o Vijaya Legend
o Devanampiyathissa
o Dutugemunu

27. Buddhism and human resource management
Dasaraja Dharma
 King Dutugemunu Military Service
 Irrigation & Religious Monuments
Tank,Kala wewa,Ruwanweliseya
 Administrative Units