Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Jinavaralongkorn (Vasana Vāsano) (), or Ariyavangsagatayana VIII (Vasana Vāsano) was the 18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand 1973–1988 (Thai Calendar 2517–2531). He was born 1897 (2440) within the Ayutthaya province as Vasana Nilprapha (). His dharma name in Pali was Vasano (). He was a monk of the Wat Ratchabophit. He died in 1988, at age 90, after a reign of 14 years and 2 months. External links The Supreme Patriarch's photo Buddhism in Thailand 1897 births 1988 deaths Thai Theravada Buddhist monks Supreme Patriarchs of Thailand People from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province 20th-century Buddhist monks