Preah Maha Ghosananda

His Holiness
Samdech Preah
Mahāghosānanda
Born
Maha Ghosananda

(1913-05-23)May 23, 1913[1]
Treang, Takéo, Cambodia
DiedMarch 12, 2007(2007-03-12) (aged 93)
OccupationSupreme Patriarch of Cambodia (1988–2007)
Years active1934–2007

Maha Ghosananda (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះមហាឃោសានន្ទ; Pali: Mahāghosānanda; May 23, 1913 – March 12, 2007)[note 1] was a highly revered Cambodian Buddhist monk[2] in the Theravada tradition, who served as the Patriarch (Sangharaja) of Cambodian Buddhism during the Khmer Rouge period and post-communist transition period of Cambodian history.[1] His Pali monastic name, 'Mahā Ghosānanda', means "great joyful proclaimer".[3] He was well known in Cambodia for his annual peace marches.[2]

  1. ^ a b "KI Media: Third Year Maha Ghosananda Celebration". 2010-03-07.
  2. ^ a b Asiaweek August 31, 1999 at CNN.com Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Somdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - The Buddha of the Battlefields


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