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The Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand (Thai: มหาเถรสมาคม; Pali: Mahāthera Samāgama; abbreviated SSC) is the governing body of the Buddhist order of Thailand, and is the ultimate authority for all ecclesiastical matters within the Thai Sangha. [1]
[2] [3] As of December 2016, the Supreme Patriarch was formally appointed by the King of Thailand and co-signed by the Prime Minister, with consultation of the Sangha Supreme Council, an administrative body of the Thai Sangha. [4] The Supreme Patriarch has legal authority to oversee both of Thailand's Theravada fraternities, the Maha Nikaya and ...
Supreme Sangha Council of Thailand; Sangha Supreme Sangharaja of Thailand Term of Office Headquarters Supreme Sangha of Thailand Amborn Prasatthapong: 2017–present Bangkok: Charoen Khachawat [4] 1989–2013 Vasana Nilprapha: 1973–1988 Pun Sukcharoen: 1972–1973 Chuan Sirisom: 1965–1971 Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana (Yoo) 1963–1966
Though both the Council of Ministers and the Sangha Supreme Council, (the supervising body of Thai Buddhist communities), have ordered such prohibition on grounds of appropriateness, according to the Memorandum of the Cabinet's Administrative Department No. NW98/2501 dated 27 June 1958 and the Order of the Sangha Supreme Council dated 17 March ...
Somdet phra rachakhana (Thai: สมเด็จพระราชาคณะ) is the second highest rank in the Thai sangha after the supreme patriarch. At present, somdet phra rachakhana are appointed by the monarch of Thailand and there can only be eight somdet phra rachakhana : four from the Mahā Nikāya sect and the other four from the ...
The Royal Dhamma Studies Office at Wat Bowonniwet Vihara The logo of the Thai Sanam Luang Dhamma Studies Examination Board. The Royal Dhamma Studies Office [1] (Thai: สำนักงานแม่กองธรรมสนามหลวง) or The Sanam Luang National Dhamma Studies Examination Curriculum is a three tier system used throughout Thailand for training in theoretical ...
Thailand's Supreme Court cleared self-exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of negligence on Monday, in a boost for an influential family whose party is back in power after a decade in ...
The move received widespread support; a poll conducted among Thai monks found that more than 70% supported the appointment of a representative for the Supreme Patriarch. Given the challenges facing the Thai Sangha, the appointment of the representative council seemed like an excellent move.