Dr. Partono Nyana Suryanadi Mahathera, M.Pd., M.Pd.B., is the Great Patriarch of the Supreme Sangha of Indonesia, a scholar, and an educator with over 14 years of academic experience at the Smaratungga College of Buddhist Studies in Boyolali. His expertise spans Buddhist education, counseling, and curriculum development. Dr. Partono integrates academic rigor, practical insight, and Buddhist values, especially mindfulness and character formation, to strengthen spiritual literacy and civil servant ethics in Indonesia’s plural society.