State Pariyatti Sasana University, Yangon Explained

State Pariyatti Sāsana University, Yangon
Native Name Lang:	my
Motto:	sabbadānaṃ dhammadānaṃ jināti
Motto Lang:	my
Type:	Public
Affiliation:	Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture (Myanmar)
City:	Yangon
Province:	Yangon Region
Country:	Myanmar
Coordinates:	16.8556°N 96.1533°W

State Pariyatti Sāsana University, Yangon (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော် ပရိယတ္တိသာသနာ့ တက္ကသိုလ် (ရန်ကုန်)) is a Buddhist university located in Yangon, Myanmar, which teaches members of the Buddhist sangha, specifically in the Pitaka, Pali, Burmese language and Burmese literature, and missionary work. The university was opened on 26 June 1986.^[1]

The university offers Bachelor of Arts (Sāsanatakkasīla Dhammācariya) and Master of Arts (Sāsanatakkasīla Mahādhammācariya) degrees,^[2] which are conferred as Burmese Buddhist titles. In 2018, 128 titles were conferred to Buddhist monks.^[3]

See also

• List of Buddhist universities across the world

Notes and References

1. Web site: Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sanana. 2005. Ministry Of Religious Affairs. 2018-10-02.
2. Web site: A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE PARIYATTI SÂSANA UNIVERSITY. Association of Theravāda Buddhist Universities. en. 2018-10-02.
3. Web site: Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture striving for long-lasting of the Sasana and preserving and protecting cultural heritage. https://web.archive.org/web/20181002142009/http://www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com/ministry-religious-affairs-culture-striving-long-lasting-sasana-preserving-protecting-cultural-heritage/. usurped. October 2, 2018. Global New Light Of Myanmar. en-US. 2018-10-02.