Ariyavangsagatayana (Sa Pussadeva)
Appearance
Somdet Phra Ariyavamsagatañāṇa Somdet Phra Sangharāja (Sa Pussadeva) | |
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Title | Supreme Patriarch of Siam |
Personal life | |
Born | Nonthaburi, Thailand | August 19, 1812
Died | January 11, 1899 Bangkok, Thailand | (aged 85)
Nationality | Thai |
Religious life | |
Religion | Buddhism |
School | Theravada, Dhammayuttika Nikaya |
Senior posting | |
Predecessor | Pavares Variyalongkorn |
Successor | Vajirananavarorasa |
Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana Somdet Phra Sangharaja (known also as Ariyavangsagatayana) was the 9th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand 1893–1899. He was born in 1812 in the Nonthaburi Province as Sa Pussadeva. Prior to becoming supreme patriarch, he was a monk of the Rajapradit Temple. He succeeded Pavares Variyalongkorn as Patriarch. He died aged 87 years in 1899 and was succeeded by Vajirananavarorasa .