Kertarajasa Buddhist College

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Kertarajasa Buddhist College
Sekolah Tinggi Agama Buddha Kertarajasa
EstablishedOctober 7th, 2002
Chairman Sentot, Ph.D.
(Bhikkhu Santacitto)
Address
Jl. Raya Mojorejo No.46, Mojorejo, Kec. Junrejo
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Website https://stabkertarajasa.ac.id/

Kertarajasa Buddhist College, also known as Sekolah Tinggi Agama Buddha Kertarajasa (abbreviated as STAB Kertarajasa) [1] in Indonesian, is one of the Buddhist private universities located in Batu, East Java, Indonesia. STAB Kertarajasa is a university that provides education in the field of Theravāda Buddhism religious knowledge. Kertarajasa Batu was established to accommodate the need for Buddhist religious teachers and preachers. [2] [3] Given that the development of Buddhism in the country is growing and thus reliable and professional Buddhist religious teachers (dhammacariya) are needed so that they can provide adequate Buddhist education and enlightenment services. [4]

Contents

Vision, mission, and goals

Vision

The vision of STAB Kertarajasa is "Realizing quality, professional, and religious human resources in accordance with the Buddha Dhamma." [3]

Missions

The missions of the college are: [3]

  1. Organizing the Tri Dharma of Higher Education (the three basic principles that must be followed by all Indonesian universities, that is Education, Research, and Community Service) to produce quality, professional, and religious human resources in accordance with the Buddha Dhamma
  2. Establishing cooperation with various parties to support the implementation of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education
  3. Providing facilities and creating conducive learning conditions in the learning process

Goals

The goals are: [3]

  1. Producing quality, professional, and religious graduates in accordance with the Buddha Dhamma
  2. Implementing and developing moral values according to the Buddha Dhamma in society
  3. Producing superior Dhamma preachers through the Samanera or Atthasilani programs

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References

  1. "THE REVIVAL OF THE THERAVÂDA HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN INDONESIA | IATBU". atbu.org. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  2. "STAB Kertarajasa | Sejarah". stabkertarajasa.ac.id. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
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  4. Latifah, Latifah; The, Hery Yanto (2021-03-14). "Kertarajasa Buddhist College Inter-religious Learning from the Perspective of Self-Study of Teaching Practice". Khazanah Theologia. 3 (2): 117–130. doi: 10.15575/kt.v3i2.11868 . ISSN   2715-9701.