Preah Maha Ghosananda
His Holiness Samdech Preah Mahāghosānanda | |
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| Born | Maha Ghosananda May 23, 1913 |
| Died | March 12, 2007 (aged 93) Northampton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Occupation | Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia (1988–2007) |
| Years active | 1934–2007 |
Maha Ghosananda (full title Samdech Preah Maha Ghosananda - Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះមហាឃោសានន្ទ; Pali: Mahāghosānanda; May 23, 1913 or, more likely, around 1924 – March 12, 2007) was a highly revered Cambodian Buddhist monk in the Theravada tradition, who served as the Patriarch (Sangharaja) of Cambodian Buddhism during the Khmer Rouge period and post-communist transition period of Cambodian history. His Pali monastic name, 'Mahā Ghosānanda', means "great joyful proclaimer". He was well known in Cambodia for his annual peace marches.