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Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand
มหาเถรสมาคม
Mahathera Samakhom
Council overview
FormedJanuary 1, 1963; 61 years ago (1963-01-01)
JurisdictionSangha of Thailand
HeadquartersNakhon Pathom, Thailand
Council executive
Websitewww.mahathera.org

The Sangha Supreme Council of Thailand (Thai: มหาเถรสมาคม; Pali: Mahāthera Samāgama; abbreviated SSC) is the governing body of the Buddhist order (Sangha) of Thailand, and is the ultimate authority for all ecclesiastical matters within the Thai Sangha.[1] Its leadership consists of the country's highest ranking monks, who consult the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand with respect to administrative and theological matters.[2][3][4] The Sangha Supreme Council was established on 1 January 1963, under the Sangha Act of 1962.[2][5]

Members of Sangha Supreme Council

President of Sangha Supreme Council

Councilors from Dhammayuttika Nikaya

Councilors from Maha Nikaya

The Sangha Act in Thailand

King Rama V, the Thai King who passed the Sangha Administration Act of R.E. 121 on B.E.2445 (1902)

References

  1. ^ Mole, Robert L. (1972). Thai values and behavior patterns. Tuttle. p. 174.
  2. ^ a b Lāpthanānon, Phinit (2012). Development Monks in Northeast Thailand. Apollo Books. p. 182. ISBN 9781920901394.
  3. ^ McCargo, Duncan (2012). "The Changing Politics of Thailand's Buddhist Order". Critical Asian Studies. Routledge. 44 (4): 627–642. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.732.5100. doi:10.1080/14672715.2012.738544.
  4. ^ "Measures to protect Buddhism emerge as charter draft is unveiled". Prachatai English. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ^ Thailand Official Yearbook. Government of Thailand. 1968. p. 534.
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