Maha Khananam Tinrien
Phra Maha Khananam Tham Vajiranuwat | |
|---|---|
| Title | Phra Maha Khananam Tham Vajiranuwat |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Narong Lophaiboon 30 May 1928 |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Education | Honorary Doctor of Religious Studies (Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University) |
| Other names | Tinrien |
| Occupation | Buddhist monk |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Temple | Wat Samnanamburihan |
| School | Mahayana |
| Lineage | Annamnikaya (Vietnamese Mahayana order in Thailand) |
| Dharma names | Tinrien (ติ่นเรียน) |
| Ordination | 15 May 1948 |
| Senior posting | |
| Based in | Bangkok, Thailand |
Phra Maha Khananam Tham Vajiranuwat (birth name Narong Lophaiboon, monastic title Tinrien) holds the ecclesiastical rank equivalent to that of a Phra Ratchakhana Channatham. He is a bhikkhu of the Mahayana Annam Nikaya order in Thailand and currently serves as the Supreme Patriarch of the Annam Nikaya and Abbot of Wat Samnanamburihan (Kieng Phueak Tue).[1]
Biography
Phra Maha Khananam Tham Vajiranuwat was born Narong Lophaiboon on Wednesday, the 12th waxing day of the 7th lunar month, Year of the Dragon (30 May 1928), in Tha Ruea Subdistrict, Tha Maka District, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. He is the son of Mr. Hua-Ha Lophaiboon and Mrs. Klin Lophaiboon.
On 2 November 1945, he was ordained as a novice at Hua Yi Tua Chinese shrine in Damnoen Saduak Subdistrict, Damnoen Saduak District, Ratchaburi Province. His preceptor was Phra Ajahn Hopattanathi.
On 15 May 1948, he was ordained as a monk at Wat Thawornwararam, Ban Nua Subdistrict, Mueang Kanchanaburi District, Kanchanaburi Province. His preceptor was Phra Samnannam Wutthacharn (Fo Phong Diao), with Phra Ong Pochanasunthorn (Bao Eng) as the chanting master and Phra Ong Sutabot Bowon (Yak Meng) as the reciting teacher. He received the monastic title Tinrien.[2]
Honors
- 1999 – Selected as an Outstanding Model Temple by the Department of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Education.
- 1997 – Received an Honorary Master of Buddhist Studies in Social Welfare from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University.
- 2008 – Received the Royal Dhamma Wheel Award (Semadhammachakra) in the field of Community Service and Development Promotion from the Department of Religious Affairs.
- 2007 – Received an Honorary Doctorate in Mahayana Studies from Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University.
Administrative Positions
- 1958 – Acting Abbot of Wat Uphairat Bamrung, Talat Noi Subdistrict, Samphanthawong District, Bangkok.
- 1975 – Abbot of Wat Thawornwararam Hat Yai, Hat Yai Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province.
- 1975 – Deputy Right Ecclesiastical Officer, Annamnikaya.
- 1985 – Abbot of Wat Samnanamburihan, Si Yaek Mahanak Subdistrict, Dusit District, Bangkok.
- 1986 – Acting Abbot of Wat Khet Nabunyaram, Talat Subdistrict, Mueang Chanthaburi District, Chanthaburi Province.
- 1987 – Deputy Left Ecclesiastical Officer, Annamnikaya.
- 1993 – Deputy Right Ecclesiastical Officer, Annamnikaya.
- 2005 – Chairman of Advisors and Patron of Mahapanya College (Affiliated with Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University).
- 2007 – Annamnikaya Ordination Preceptor.
- 2010 – Acting Abbot of Wat Tham Khao Noi, Muang Chum Subdistrict, Tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi Province.
- 2010 – Assistant to the Left Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Annamnikaya Order.
- 2018 – Member of the Phra Maha Khananam Tham Panyathiwat Foundation (Phra Maha Khananam Tham Panyathiwat (Charoen Kinjeaw))
- 2018 – Vice President of the Phra Maha Khananam Tham Panyathiwat Foundation.
- 2019 – President of the Phra Maha Khananam Tham Panyathiwat Foundation.
- 2019 – Deputy Supreme Patriarch of the Annamnikaya Order.
- 2022 – Acting Supreme Patriarch of the Annamnikaya Order.
- 2022 – Supreme Patriarch of the Annamnikaya Order.
Ecclesiastical Titles
- 1975 – Granted the title Phra Khru Sanyabat: Ongsorapochanasunthorn.[3]
- 1987 – Granted the title Phra Khru Sanyabat: Ongsutabot Bowon, Deputy Left Officer.[4]
- 1993 – Granted the title Phra Khru Sanyabat: Phra Khru Soraphan Anampojana, Deputy Right Officer.[5]
- 1999 – Granted the title equivalent to Phra Ratchakhana Chan Samanchan (Royal Grade Monk, Ordinary Rank) as Phra Samnannam Dhiracharn.[6]
- 2010 – Granted the title equivalent to Phra Ratchakhana Chan Ratcha (Royal Grade Monk, Raj Rank) as Phra Khananam Tham Wutthacharn, Annam Burihan Udonkhet Nites Thammanusit.[7]
- 28 July 2019 – Granted the title equivalent to Phra Ratchakhana Chan Thep (Royal Grade Monk, Thep Rank) as Phra Khananam Tham Methacharn, Burihan Phutthasamakom Anamvinet Vites Thammapracha Boromnarit Saranuwat, with the authority to appoint five assistants: one Deputy, one Discipline Officer, one Sangharak, one Clerk, and one Bai Dika (scribe).[8]
- 21 June 2024 – Granted the title equivalent to Phra Ratchakhana Chan Tham (Royal Grade Monk, Thamma Rank) as Phra Maha Khananam Tham Vajiranuwat, Phutthasamakom Anamvinet Nites Anampariyattikonsol Wimon Thammanusasak Mahakanit Boromnarit Saranuwat.[9]
References
- ^ Brief biography of Phra Khananam Thammamethacharn
- ^ Brief biography of Phra Khananam Thammamethacharn
- ^ Royal Gazette, Prime Minister's Office Announcement on the Appointment of Annamnikaya Monks, Vol. 92, Part 263, 26 December 1975, Special Issue, p. 43.
- ^ Royal Gazette, Prime Minister's Office Announcement on the Appointment of Annamnikaya Monks, Vol. 104, Part 253, 5 December 1987, p. 65.
- ^ Royal Gazette, Prime Minister's Office Announcement on the Appointment of Annamnikaya Monks, Vol. 110, Part 202, 6 December 1993, Special Issue, p. 31.
- ^ Royal Gazette, Prime Minister's Office Announcement on the Appointment of Annamnikaya Monks, Vol. 116, Part 23 B, 27 December 1999, p. 53.
- ^ Royal Gazette, Prime Minister's Office Announcement on the Appointment of Annamnikaya Monks, Vol. 128, Part 12 B, 29 July 2011, p. 53.
- ^ Royal Gazette, Royal Command on the Appointment of Annamnikaya and Chinese Sect Monks, Vol. 136, Part 40 B, 28 July 2019, p. 57.
- ^ "Royal Command: Appointment of Annamnikaya Monks" (PDF). Royal Gazette. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.