Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Jinavaralongkorn (Vasana Vāsano) (Thai: สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงชินวราลงกรณ (วาสน์ วาสโน)), or Ariyavangsagatayana VIII (Vasana Vāsano) was the 18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand 1973–1988 (Thai Calendar 2517–2531). He was born on 2 March 1897 (2440) within the Ayutthaya province as Vasana Nilprapha (Thai: วาสน์ นิลประภา). His dharma name in Pali was Vasano (Thai: วาสโน). He was a monk of the Wat Ratchabophit. He died in 1988, at age 91, after a reign of 14 years and 2 months.[1]

Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao
Krommaluang
Jinavaralongkorn
18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
In office
1974–1988
Personal
Born
Vasana Nilprapha

(1897-03-02)2 March 1897
Died27 August 1988(1988-08-27) (aged 91)
ReligionBuddhism
NationalityThai
SchoolTheravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya
Dharma namesVasano
Senior posting
PredecessorAriyavangsagatayana (Pun Puṇṇasiri)
SuccessorVajirañāṇasaṃvara

References

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  1. ^ "๒ มีนาคม ๒๔๔๐ – วันประสูติ สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงชินวราลงกรณ" [2 March 1897 – Birthday of His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch. Krom Luang Chinwaralongkorn]. The Office of Arts and Culture Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (in Thai). 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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Preceded by Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
1973–1988
Succeeded by