Parwati Soepangat Explained

Honorific Prefix:Maha Upasaka Pandita Metta Pannakusuma
Parwati Soepangat
Birth Name:Parwati Soepangat
Birth Date:1 May 1932
Birth Place:Surakarta, Central Java, Dutch East Indies
Death Place:Jakarta, Indonesia
Occupation:Professor
Known For:Buddhist feminism

Parwati Soepangat (1 May 1932 – 24 July 2016), also known as Maha Upasaka Pandita Metta Pannakusuma Parwati Soepangat Soemarto, was an Indonesian Buddhist figure who established Wanita Buddhis Indonesia (WBI) in 1973 and became the first chairman of WBI.[1]

Early life

Parwati was born in Keraton Surakarta from Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung (KRT) Widyonagoro, Regent of Keraton and Raden Ajeng Soewiyah, a teacher in Sekolah Keraton.[2]

In 1958, she graduated from Gajah Mada University. Parwati continued her studies in United States. She received a Masters in Educational Psychology at the Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and Human Development.

Academic career

Back to Indonesia, Parwati became a lecturer in Faculty of Psychology in Padjadjaran University and Maranatha Christian University, which located in Bandung. She received her PhD in Psychology in Padjadjaran University and remained there since.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://aeon.co/essays/parwati-soepangats-pioneering-buddhist-feminist-theology "Jack Meng-Tat Chia, "Sisters in dharma,"
  2. https://www.kemenag.go.id/berita/385583/parwati-tokoh-wanita-buddhis-indonesia-meninggal "Parwati, Tokoh Wanita Buddhis Indonesia Meninggal"
  3. http://buddhazine.com/selamat-jalan-srikandi-buddhis-dari-solo/ "Selamat Jalan, Srikandi Buddhis dari Solo…"