Parwati Soepangat (1 May 1932 – 24 July 2016), also known as Maha Upasaka Pandita Metta Pannakusuma Parwati Soepangat Soemarto, was an Indonesian

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figure who established Wanita Buddhis Indonesia (WBI) in 1973 and became the first chairman of WBI. Parwati was born in Keraton Surakarta from Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung (KRT) Widyonagoro, Regent of Keraton and Raden Ajeng Soewiyah, a teacher in ''Sekolah Keraton''. In 1958, she graduated from

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. Parwati continued her study in

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. Back to Indonesia, she became a lecturer in Faculty of Psychology in Padjadjaran University and

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, which located in

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."Selamat Jalan, Srikandi Buddhis dari Solo…"
'' BuddhaZine'', (diakses pada 26 Juli 2016)

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