Ariyavangsagatayana, 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand

Ariyavangsagatayana, 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand

His Holiness Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana Somdet Phra Sangharaja, or simply known as Ariyavangsagatayana, was the 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand shortly 1972-1973 (2515-2516 Thai calendar). He was born 1896 as Pun Punnasiri in the Supanburi province. He was a member of the Chetupon Temple. He had reigned only for 1 year and 4 months. His prececessor was Ariyavangsagatayana, 16th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand and his successor was Ariyavangsagatayana, 18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand .

Photo of the patriarch : [http://mahamakuta.inet.co.th/buddhism/bu~images/somdet17.jpg]


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