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Somdet Phra Ariyavangsagatayana Somdet Phra Sangharaja or simply known as Ariyavangsagatayana was briefly the 17th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand (1972–1973 2515–2516 Thai calendar). He was born in 1896 as Pun Punnasiri in the Supanburi province. He was a member of the Chetupon Temple. He reigned only for 1 year and 4 months. His predecessor was Ariyavangsagatayana 16th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand and his successor was Ariyavangsagatayana 18th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand.