Jinavajiralongkorn

Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Jinavaralongkorn
Title	Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
Personal
Born	Vasana Nilprapha (1897-03-02)2 March 1897 Nakhon Luang, Ayutthaya, Thailand
Died	27 August 1988(1988-08-27) (aged 91) Bangkok, Thailand
Religion	Buddhism
Nationality	Thai
School	Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya
Dharma names	Vasano
Senior posting
Predecessor	Ariyavangsagatayana (Pun Puṇṇasiri)
Successor	Vajirañāṇasaṃvara

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 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 90, after a reign of 14 years and 2 months.

External links

• The Supreme Patriarch's photo