Parwati Soepangat

Parwati Soepangat, also known as Maha Upasaka Pandita Metta Pannakusuma Parwati Soepangat Soemarto, was an Indonesian Buddhist figure who established Wanita Buddhis Indonesia in 1973 and became the first chairman of WBI.

Early life

Parwati was born in Keraton Surakarta from Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung Widyonagoro, Regent of Keraton and Raden Ajeng Soewiyah, a teacher in Sekolah Keraton.
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.