Somdet Phra Ariyavamsagatañāṇa (Chuan Uṭṭhāyī) Somdet Phra Sangharāja Sakalamahāsaṅghapariṇāyaka | |
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16th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand | |
In office 26 November 1965 – 18 December 1971 | |
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Born | Chuan Sirisom January 16, 1897 |
Died | December 18, 1971 | (aged 74)
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Thai |
School | Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
Dharma names | Uṭṭhāyī |
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Senior posting | |
Predecessor | Ariyavangsagatayana (Yoo Ñāṇodayo) |
Successor | Ariyavangsagatayana (Pun Puṇṇasiri) |
Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana, also known as Ariyavangsagatayana VI, was the 16th Somdet Phra Sangharaja 1965–1971 (2508–2514 Thai calendar).[1] He was born in 1897 as Juan Sirisom in Ratchaburi Province.[2] He also served as the abbot of Wat Makut until he died in 1971. His predecessor was Ariyavangsagatayana (Yoo Ñāṇodayo) and his successor was Ariyavangsagatayana (Pun Puṇṇasiri).[3]