Jinavajiralongkorn

Somdet Phra Sangharaja Chao Krommaluang Jinavaralongkorn (Vasana Vāsano) (สมเด็จพระสังฆราชเจ้า กรมหลวงชินวราลงกรณ (วาสน์ วาสโน)), or Ariyavangsagatayana VIII (Vasana Vāsano) was the 18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand 1973–1988 (Thai Calendar 2517–2531). He was born on 2 March 1897 (2440) within the Ayutthaya province as Vasana Nilprapha (วาสน์ นิลประภา). His dharma name in Pali was Vasano (วาสโน). He was a monk of the Wat Ratchabophit. He died in 1988, at age 91, after a reign of 14 years and 2 months.