Sangharaja (Pāli: sangha religious community + raja ruler, king, or prince) is the title given in many Theravada Buddhist countries to a senior monk who...

or Sangharaja (Thai: สังฆราช; RTGS: Sangkharat) is the head of the order of Buddhist monks in Thailand. His full title is Somdet Phra Saṅgharāja...

Ariyavangsagatayana, also known as Ariyavangsagatayana VI, was the 16th Somdet Phra Sangharaja 1965–1971 (2508–2514 Thai calendar). He was born in 1897 as Juan Sirisom...

Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Vajirañāṇasaṃvara[a] (Thai: สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงวชิรญาณสังวร; RTGS: Somdet Phra Sangkharat Chao Kromma...

Pradu Songtham as the Sangharaja or the Buddhist hierophant of Thonburi in 1769. However, an accusation was filed against the Sangharaja that he had previously...

script. The Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia (Khmer: សម្ដេចព្រះសង្ឃរាជ; Pali: Sangharāja, Burmese: သာသနာပိုင်ဆရာတော်ဘုရားကြီး) is the de facto leader of Buddhism...

in six oriental languages which prevailed in the Indian subcontinent. Sangharaja Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera was also a distinguished author, veteran...

Supreme Patriarch (သာသနာပိုင် or Thathanabaing), similar to the position of Sangharaja in Thailand and Cambodia, dates back to the 13th century, started by the...

Ratnayaka notes that Anagarika Dharmapala, Asarapasarana Saranarikara Sangharaja, and Hikkaduwe Sri Sumamgala "are often called bodhisattvas". Buddhaghosa...

division into nikayas. Some Theravāda Buddhist countries appoint or elect a sangharaja, or Supreme Patriarch of the Sangha, as the highest ranking or seniormost...

Saranankara Sangharaja Thero (19 June 1698 – 18 July 1778) or popularly Weliwita Sri Saranankara Thero was a Buddhist monk, who was the last Sangharaja of Sri...

bureaucracy. Sangharaja or Buddhist hierophant or Supreme Patriarch, appointed by the king, was the head of Siamese monkhood. Sangharaja was treated as...

position as Thanlyin Mingyaung Sayadaw, is the current Thathanabaing or Sangharaja of Myanmar, as the fifth head of State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee. Chief...

Sangha Supreme Council Wikimedia Commons has media related to Somdet Phra Sangharaja (Amborn Ambaro). Supreme Patriarch of Thailand Vajiralongkorn Chetchotiros...

Sanghas and Governing Bodies. A sangharaja or patriarch is the senior monk of a Buddhist Sangha. A supreme sangharaja is the head of more than one Buddhist...

hierarchy would begin to form a cohesive vision. Officially Pusso Saa was the sangharaja; however, he was only a figurehead. Thanissaro, a Thai-ordained forest...

in 1981 one of their number, Venerable Tep Vong, was elected the first sangharaja of a new unified Cambodia sangha, officially abolishing the division between...

restoring Buddhist stupas and Viharas (monasteries). He appointed a Sangharaja, or "King of the Sangha", a monk who would preside over the Sangha and...

Rattha Guru (Most Eminent Great Spiritual Teacher), which is equivalent to Sangharaja, in honor of his unique service to the Buddhist religion. Balangoda Ananda...

present-day Thailand to become Sangharaja of Sukhothai, he built Wat Saphan Hin with beautiful vihara for Sangharaja to reside. The temple also has a...

Nagasena Mahathera was the 9th Sangharaja of Bangladesh. v t e v t e...

Lankan art styles. Under the reign of Ram Khamhaeng, the position of sangharaja (leader of the monastic community) was created and tasked with the administration...

Sangharaja Saddharmaditya Srimat Gyanashree Mahathero জ্ঞানশ্রী মহাথের Born (1925-11-18) 18 November 1925 (age 98) Chittagong District, Bengal Presidency...

interpretations have been put forth by the then Thai Sangharaja in 1939. According to Williams, the Sangharaja's interpretation echoes the tathāgatagarbha sutras...

scholarly monks who have resided at the temple include Sangharaja Dharmakirti II, the author of the Sangharaja-Nikāya (14-15th century) and Vimalakirti I. The...

The Sangharaja Nikaya or Saṅgharāja Nikāya is a tradition of Theravada Buddhism, located in Bangladesh. The word Nikaya is Pali and literally means "volume"...

Theravada Sangha elected Venerable Hộ Tông as its first President, or Sangharaja. From Saigon, the Theravadin Buddhist movement spread to other provinces...

six percent of the monks in Thailand. Dhammayut Order Mahanayaka Nikaya Sangharaja Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Supreme Patriarch of Thailand "The politics...

Preah Maha Ghosanda Chuon Nath Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Samdech Sangharaja Jhotañano Bour Kry Supreme Patriarch of Thammayut Order Samdech Preah...

keeping Prince Parakramabahu under the protection of Pathiraja Senevi. Sangharaja Thero gives a prediction that the king will receive victory and blesses...