Ariyavangsagatayana, 9th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
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His Holiness 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 Pusssadeva. 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 .
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