Burmese term for heads of religious orders of Buddhism, Anglicanism and Catholicism
Also known as Thathanapaing · Mahasamgharaja · Samgharaja · Archbishop · Bishop · Supreme Patriarch
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Thathanabaing, is the Burmese term for a head of a religious order. The title was historically used for the Supreme Patriarch of Buddhist Clergy in Burma until 1938. It is still used in Myanmar as the title for the heads of sects in Theravāda Buddhism, and the episcopal ordinaries in Anglican Christianity and Catholic Christianity, as well as for the Supreme Patriarch of Buddhism from other countries.