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.[1] 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]

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  1. 1 2 "Department for Promotion and Propagation of the Sanana". Ministry Of Religious Affairs. 2005. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  2. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE PARIYATTI SÂSANA UNIVERSITY". Association of Theravāda Buddhist Universities. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. "Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture striving for long-lasting of the Sasana and preserving and protecting cultural heritage". Global New Light Of Myanmar. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-02.