Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Vajirañāṇasaṃvara (Thai: สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงวชิรญาณสังวร; Somdet Phra Sangkharat Chao Kromma Luang Wachirayannasangwon; 3 October 1913 – 24 October 2013), né Charoen Khachawat (Thai: เจริญ คชวัตร) and dharma name Suvaḍḍhano (Thai: สุวฑฺฒโน), was the 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand. He was appointed to the position in 1989 by King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He turned 100 in October 2013, and died later the same month.
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3 October 1913 Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
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Died |
24 October 2013 (aged 100)
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Zodiac | Libra |
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