Ariyavangsagatayana (Pun Puṇṇasiri) Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Somdet Phra
Ariyavamsagatañāṇa
(Pun Puṇṇasiri)
Honorific-Suffix:Somdet Phra Sangharāja Sakalamahāsaṅghapariṇāyaka
Birth Name:Pun Sukcharoen
Dharma Names:Puṇṇasiri
Birth Date:1896
Birth Place:Song Phi Nong, Suphan Buri, Thailand
Death Date:7 December 1973(aged 77)
Death Place:Bangkok, Thailand
Nationality:Thai
Religion:Buddhism
School:Theravada, Maha Nikaya
Office1:17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand
Term Start1:21 July 1972
Term End1:7 December 1973
Predecessor:Ariyavangsagatayana (Chuan Utthayi)
Successor:Jinavajiralongkorn

Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana Somdet Phra Sangharaja, or simply known as Ariyavangsagatayana VII, was briefly the 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (1972–1973, 2515–2516 Thai calendar).[1] He was born in 1896 as Pun Punnasiri in Song Phi Nong District, Suphan Buri 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 Jinavajiralongkorn (Vasana Vasano).

Somdejphrasangkharach XVII Hospital, the main hospital of Song Phi Nong District, is named after his title.

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  1. ราชกิจจานุเบกษา, รายนามพระภิกษุสามเณรที่ได้รับพระราชทานพัดยศเปรียญ, เล่ม 33, ตอน ง, 23 กรกฎาคม 2459, หน้า 1003