The sacred appointment ceremony for the new Supreme Patriarch will be held today at the Temple of the Emerald Buddha– confirming Somdet Phra Ariyawongsakhatayan, the abbot of Ratchabophit Sathitmahasimaram Temple, as the 20th Supreme Patriarch of the Rattanakosin Era (since 1782). “I am tremendously delighted to hear that my preceptor when I was monk at Ratchabophit Temple was nominated to be the new Supreme Patriarch. People living around Ratchabophit Temple are obviously delighted that this is the third time since 1782 that an abbot from their temple was named Supreme Patriarch. Another member of the community, 56-year-old Kasemsak Sapthavorn, said: “We are proud that we have a third Supreme Patriarch from our temple. The Supreme Patriarch will then return to Ratchabophit Temple.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 11, 2017 16:52 UTC