Vajirananavarorasa

Deceased Person

1860 – 1921

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Who was Vajirananavarorasa?

Vajirananavarorasa was the 10th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand from 1910 to 1921 . He helped to institutionalize Thai Buddhism.

Vajirañana was the 47th child of King Mongkut and was destined to become "the leading intellectual of his generation in Siam", in the words of the Thai historian David K. Wyatt. His royal name was Prince Manuṣyanāgamānob . Vajirañāṇavarorasa is the name he received on a gold nameplate together with the krommamuen rank on 16 March 1882.

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Born
Apr 12, 1860
Grand Palace
Religion
  • Buddhism
Died
1921
Wat Bowonniwet Vihara

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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