Sangharaja (Pāḷi: saṅgha religious community + rāja ruler, king, or prince) is the title given in many Theravada Buddhist countries to a senior monk who is the titular head either of a monastic fraternity (nikāya), or of the Sangha throughout the country. This term is often rendered in English as 'Patriarch' or 'Supreme Patriarch'.
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Photograph of the Patan Zayat at Mandalay in Burma (Myanmar), from the Archaeological Survey of Indi...
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Photograph of the Thudama Zayat at Mandalay in Burma (Myanmar), from the Archaeological Survey of In...