Maha Thammaracha ( th, มหาธรรมราชา, ; pi, Mahā Dhammarājā; sa, Mahā Dharmarājā; literally "Great Dharmic King"), or the extended version Maha Thammarachathirat ( th, มหาธรรมราชาธิราช, ; pi, Mahā Dhammarājādhirāja; sa, Mahā Dharmarājādhirāja; "Great Dharmic King of High Kings"), was a
Thai
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* Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia
** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand
** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand
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exalted title given to the
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a śramaṇa, wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...
. The title was also occupied by monarchs of
Sukhothai, an ancient kingdom in
Thailand
Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo ...
, and may refer:
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Maha Thammaracha I
Maha Thammaracha I ( th, มหาธรรมราชาที่ ๑, ), born as Li Thai ( th, ลิไทย, ), was a king of the Sukhothai Kingdom, and the first Buddhist philosopher to write in the Thai language. He reigned from roughly 1 ...
, also known as Li Thai
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Maha Thammaracha II
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Maha Thammaracha III, also known as Sai Lue Thai
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Maha Thammaracha IV, also known as Ban Mueang
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Maha Thammaracha (king of Ayutthaya)
Maha Thammaracha ( th, มหาธรรมราชา, , ), Maha Thammarachathirat ( th, มหาธรรมราชาธิราช, ), or Sanphet I ( th, สรรเพชญ์ที่ ๑), formerly known as Khun Phirenthorathep (Ol ...
See also
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Buddhist kingship
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Chakravartin
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Chatrapati
Chhatrapati is a royal title from Sanskrit language.The word ‘Chhatrapati’ is a Sanskrit language compound word (tatpurusha in Sanskrit) of ''Chatra (umbrella), chhatra'' (''parasol'' or ''umbrella'') and ''pati'' (''master/lord/ruler''). Th ...
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Dharmaraja (disambiguation) Dharmaraja refers to several things in Buddhism and Hinduism:
* Dharmaraja, the original Sanskrit term for Chogyal, which may refer to a righteous ruler of Sikkim or Bhutan, or a higher-ranking monk in Tibetan Buddhism
* Dharmaraja or Kalarupa, a w ...
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Devaraja
"Devarāja" was the religious order of the "god-king," or Divinity, deified monarch in medieval Southeast Asia. The devarāja order grew out of both Hinduism and separate local traditions depending on the area. It taught that the monarch, king ...
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Thai royal titles