His Holiness Samdech Preah Mahāghosānanda | |
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Born | Maha Ghosananda May 23, 1913[1] |
Died | March 12, 2007 Northampton, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 93)
Occupation | Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia (1988–2007) |
Years active | 1934–2007 |
Maha Ghosananda (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះមហាឃោសានន្ទ; Pali: Mahāghosānanda; May 23, 1913 – March 12, 2007)[note 1] was a highly revered Cambodian Buddhist monk[2] in the Theravada tradition, who served as the Patriarch (Sangharaja) of Cambodian Buddhism during the Khmer Rouge period and post-communist transition period of Cambodian history.[1] His Pali monastic name, 'Mahā Ghosānanda', means "great joyful proclaimer".[3] He was well known in Cambodia for his annual peace marches.[2]
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