Vajirañāṇasaṃvara
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Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Vajirañāṇasaṃvara[a] (Thai: สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงวชิรญาณสังวร; RTGS: Somdet Phra Sangkharat Chao Kromma Luang Wachirayannasangwon; 3 October 1913 – 24 October 2013), né Charoen Khachawat (Thai: เจริญ คชวัตร)[1] and dharma name Suvaḍḍhano (Thai: สุวฑฺฒโน), was the 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand. He was appointed to the position in 1989 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He turned 100 in October 2013, and died later that month.[2]
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Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Vajirañāṇasaṃvara | |
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19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand | |
In office 21 April 1989 – 24 October 2013 | |
Preceded by | Jinavajiralongkorn |
Succeeded by | Ariyavongsagatanana (Amborn Ambaro) |
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Born | Charoen Khotchawat (1913-10-03)3 October 1913 Kanchanaburi, Thailand |
Died | 24 October 2013(2013-10-24) (aged 100) King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Thai |
School | Theravada |
Other names | Charoen Suvaḍḍhano Somdet Phra Yannasangwon Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana |
Dharma names | Suvaḍḍhano |
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Organization | |
Temple | Wat Bowonniwet Vihara |
Order | Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
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