Ariyavangsagatayana, 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand

Somdet Phra Ariyavamsagatañāṇa Somdet Phra Sangharāja (Pun Puṇṇasiri)
Religion	Buddhism
School	Theravada, Maha Nikaya
Dharma names	Puṇṇasiri
Personal
Nationality	Thai
Born	1896 Amphoe Song Phi Nong, Suphanburi, Thailand
Died	December 7, 1974 (aged 77) Bangkok, Thailand
Senior posting
Title	Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
Predecessor	Somdet Phra Sangharaja (Chuan Utthayi)
Successor	Somdet Phra Sangharaja (Vasana Vasano)

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Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana Somdet Phra Sangharaja, or simply known as Ariyavangsagatayana, was briefly the 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (1972–1973, 2515–2516 Thai calendar). He was born in 1896 as Pun Punnasiri in the Supanburi province. He was a member of the Chetupon Temple. He reigned only for 1 year and 4 months. His predecessor was Ariyavangsagatayana, 16th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand and his successor was Ariyavangsagatayana, 18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand.

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Preceded by Juan Utthayi	Supreme Patriarch of Thailand 1972–1973	Succeeded by Ariyavangsagatayana

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