僧王

僧伽罗阇（巴利语：Sangha-raja；高棉语：សង្ឃរាជ sanghreach；泰语：พระสังฆราช Sangkharat），意译为僧王，上座部佛教名词，是泰国和柬埔寨等东南亚国家巴利语系佛教的最高领袖的名称，名义上是全国僧侣的统领^[1]。

1902年缅甸僧王选举在曼德勒善法亭（Thudhamma Zayat）举行

词源

巴利语中的Sangha-raja为僧伽（巴利语：Sangha；梵语：Saṃgha）和王者（巴利语、梵语：rāja）的合成词。

概论

僧王音译“增加拉者”，是泰国和柬埔寨对佛教最高领袖的称呼。在缅甸，则称僧王为“萨沙那邦”（缅甸语：သာသနာပိုင်，Thathanabaing，意为“佛法看守人”）或摩诃僧伽拉者（缅甸语：မဟာသံဃာရာဇာ Mahasangharaja，义为“大僧王”）^[2]，1938年被英国殖民当局废黜。

僧王在泰国享有崇高地位，与国王及政府平起平坐。

参见

参考资料

^ ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. 2542, กรุงเทพฯ : นานมีบุ๊คส์พับลิเคชั่นส์, 2546, หน้า 1160
^ Twomey, D.H.R. The Thathanabaing, Head of the Buddhist Monks of Burma. The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review (Oriental Institute). January 1904, XVII (33/34): 326–335.

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[1] ราชบัณฑิตยสถาน, พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. 2542, กรุงเทพฯ : นานมีบุ๊คส์พับลิเคชั่นส์, 2546, หน้า 1160

[2] Twomey, D.H.R. The Thathanabaing, Head of the Buddhist Monks of Burma. The Imperial and Asiatic Quarterly Review (Oriental Institute). January 1904, XVII (33/34): 326–335.

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