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Somdet Phra Buddhacarya (Thai: สมเด็จพระพุฒาจารย์; RTGS: Phutthachan) or dharma name Upaseṇo (Thai: เกี่ยว อุปเสโณ; RTGS: Kiao Uppaseno) né Kiaw Chokchai (Thai: เกี่ยว โชคชัย) and commonly known as Somdet Kiaw (Thai: สมเด็จเกี่ยว) was a Thai prelate who was the abbot of Wat Saket and the Acting Supreme Patriarch of Thailand the effective leader of all Buddhist monks in Thailand.

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birth date
1928-03-03
birth place
Thailand, Surat Thani, Ko Samui
death date
2013-08-10
nationality
Thai people
religion
Buddhism
title
Phra Brahmagunabhorn (1973), Phra Debgunabhorn (1964), Phra Dharmagunabhorn (1971), Phra Medhisudhibongsa (1958), Phra Rajavisuddhimedhi (1962), Somdet Phra Buddhacarya (1989)

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