Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana Somdet Phra Sangharaja (known also as Ariyavangsagatayana II) was the 9th
Supreme Patriarch of Thailand __NOTOC__
The Supreme Patriarch of Thailand or Sangharaja ( th, สังฆราช; ) is the head of the order of Buddhist monks in Thailand. His full title is ''Somdet Phra Saṅgharāja Sakalamahāsaṅghapariṇāyaka'' ( th, สมเด ...
1893–1899. He was born in 1812 in the Nonthaburi Province as Sa Pussadeva. Prior to becoming supreme patriarch, he was the abbot of
Wat Ratchapradit
Wat Ratchapradit Sathit Mahasimaram Ratcha Wora Maha Viharn ( th, วัดราชประดิษฐสถิตมหาสีมารามราชวรวิหาร) is a Buddhist temple in the Phra Nakhon District of Bangkok. Wat R ...
. He succeeded
Pavares Variyalongkorn
Pavares Variyalongkorn ( th, ปวเรศวริยาลงกรณ์, , etc.; 14 September 1809 – 28 September 1892) was a Buddhist scholar, historian and a prince of the Chakri dynasty. A son of the Viceroy Maha Senanurak and Noi Lek ...
as Patriarch in 1893. He died aged 87 years in 1899 and was succeeded by
Vajirananavarorasa
Vajirananavarorasa (also spelled ''Wachirayan, Watchirayanawarorot'', correct Pali spelling: Vajirañāṇavarorasa, th, วชิรญาณวโรรส, full title ''Somdet Phramahasamanachao Kromphraya Vajirananavarorasa'' สมเด ...
.
Supreme Patriarchs of Thailand
Thai Theravada Buddhist monks
1812 births
1899 deaths
People from Nonthaburi province
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