Prof. Edirisighe , a graduate of the Vidyodaya University of Ceylon also studied at the Foreign Languages Center of the National University of Seoul and the Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea and is also a D.Litt holder from the University of Visual and Performing Arts, Colombo.

A former member of the Advisory Board of the Sinhala Dictionary and the Sinhala Concise Dictionary, published by the Department of Cultural Affairs , he has also published 25 books and 60 research articles in Sinhala, English Korean languages in Sri Lanka and abroad.

He is the President of the Sri Lanka-Korea Association.