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{{Short description|Thai monk (1920–2020)}}
{{Infobox religious biography
|honorific-prefix =	 Somdet Phra
|name =          		 Ñāṇavajirottama <br />(Viriyang Sirindharo)
|image=            		 Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom.jpg
|religion =      		 [[Religion:Buddhism|Buddhism]]
|birth_name =       	Viriyang Boonteekul 
|alias = Luang Phor Viriyang Sirintharo
|dharma_names =     	Sirindharo
|birth_date =       	{{Birth date|1920|1|7|df=y}}
|birth_place =     	Saraburi, Thailand
|death_date =       	{{Death date and age|2020|12|22|1920|1|7|df=y}}
|death_place =      	Bangkok Hospital, [[Place:Bangkok|Bangkok]], Thailand
|nationality =      	Thai
|school =           		[[Philosophy:Theravada|Theravada]], Dhammayuttika Nikaya
|lineage = 
|title =            		Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom (2020)
|location = 
|education = 
|occupation =       	[[Philosophy:Bhikkhu|Buddhist monk]]
|teacher =          	Ajahn Gong Ma, Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta
|ordination =       	20 May 1941, aged 21
|website =          	[https://www.meditation.willpowerinstitute.com/home/ willpowerinstitute.com] [https://www.willpowerinstituteusa.com/ willpowerinstituteusa.com] [http://www.dhammamongkol.com/ dhammamongkol.com]
|signature =        	Visiyang_signature.gif
}}
'''Somdet Phra Ñāṇavajirottama''' ({{lang-th|สมเด็จพระญาณวชิโรดม}}; {{RTGS|Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom}}; born '''Viriyang Boonteekul''', 7 January 1920 – 22 December 2020), also known as '''[[Philosophy:Luang Por|Luang Phor]] Viriyang Sirindharo''' ({{lang-th|วิริยังค์ สิรินฺธโร}}), was a Thai monk, Meditation Master and Patriarch of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya Order in Canada. He was born in Saraburi, Thailand.

After recovering from a severe illness, Viriyang was inspired to dedicate his life to follow the Buddha’s path. He was ordained as a [[Philosophy:Bhikkhu|bhikkhu]] monk in 1941. He founded Wat Dhammamongkol, where he was the Abbot of the temple. It houses the statue of the world’s largest green Jade Buddha commonly known as the ''Jade Buddha Wat Dhammamongkol''.<ref name="JadeBuddhaWatDhammamongkolBundle">Multiple sources: 
* {{cite web |url=http://www.dhammathai.org/e/practice/phraviriyang.php |title=Budhhism Practice - Dharmathai.org : BUDDHISH INFORMATION NETWORK |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220222527/http://www.dhammathai.org/e/practice/phraviriyang.php |archive-date=20 December 2008 |url-status=live}} 
* {{cite news |url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/eish/bangkok-fashion-school-finds-an-unlikely-home-209360 |title=Bangkok fashion school finds an unlikely home |work=IOL |date=28 March 2004 |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> Throughout his life, Viriyang was admired by many for his Buddhist teachings, his promotion in the teaching of meditation, and charitable works. In 1975, Viriyang founded the Prateep Dek Thai project, an early childhood development programme for children aged 2 to 6 that has since expanded to 2,000 centres throughout Thailand in 2021.

As a meditation master enthusiast, Viriyang promoted the teaching of meditation training throughout Thailand and abroad. He served as a Meditation Master and founded the Willpower Institute, which provides meditation programmes to support people to meditate with the purpose of propagating meditation, reduce world conflict and also attain world peace.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20130831/282235188324589 |title=Meditation leads to mild power |work=Calgary Herald |date=31 August 2013 |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref> By 2021, the institution had grown and operates in Thailand, {{wipe|United States of America}}, {{wipe|Canada}} and {{wipe|Australia}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mfa.go.th/en/content/5d5bd05c15e39c306001ec17?cate=5d5bcb4e15e39c3060006838 |title=Phra Dhammamongkolyarn (Luang Por Viriyang Sirintharo) Lord Abbot of Dhammamongkol Temple in Bangkok and the founder of the Willpower Institute |work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand |date=24 September 2016 |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref>

Viriyang received a number of honours, including the 2005 Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity, and the 2010 Medal for Culture from World Fellowship of Buddhists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhammamongkol.com|title=Biography of the abbot temple|language=th}}</ref> Viriyang died on 22 December 2020, one month before his 101st birthday.

==Early life==
Viriyang was born Viriyang Boonteekul ({{lang-th|วิริยังค์ บุญฑีย์กุล}}) on 7 January 1920{{NoteTag|He was born on 7 January 1920 according to the 1889 Thai solar calendar by King Chulalongkorn. Until 1941, King Ananda Mahidol used the present Thai calendar based on the [[Gregorian calendar]] in which the date was 7 January 1921.}} at Pak Phriao station (present-day Saraburi railway station) in Saraburi,Thailand. He was the fifth child from the seven of Khun Phenpaschanarom and Mun Boonteekul. Khun Phenpaschanarom was a train [[Social:Station master|station master]]. During his career, Khun Phenpaschanarom was ordered to move for work to Nakhorn Ratchasima and Ubon Ratchathani in the Northeast Thailand, taking the whole family with him. Viriyang’s family went back to Nakhorn Ratchasima, where Khun Phenpaschanarom retired to a life of farming. Viriyang’s other siblings were Kimlung Choowech, Theekayu Boonteekul, Suchitang Boonteekul, Sajjang Boonteekul, Chaimanu Boonteekul, Saimanee Sritongsuk.{{sfn|คณะศิษย์|2009|pages=3-8}}

[[File:Luangphor_Viriyang_at_Pavarana_Ceremony_October_2019.jpg|thumb| Luang Phor Viriyang Sirintharo at Pavarana ceremony, October 2019]]

==Youth==
===Education===
As a boy, Viriyang was educated at Wat Supattanaram School (present-day Somdej School) in Ubon Ratchathani where he completed his basic studies. Viriyang, then 11 years old, was sent to study [[Social:Pali|Pali]] at Wat Klang (present-day Wat Phra Narai Maharat) in Nakhorn Ratchasima where he was bullied by other students and received harsh punishment by the abbot of the temple. He ran away after the punishment and was found later by a friend and brought back to the temple. Several weeks after the event, the abbot of the temple sent him to stay at Wat Ban Si Mun (present-day Wat Si Mun Nuea) in Nakhorn Ratchasima. However, while he was there, he didn't learn any new knowledge, so his parents came to take him back home as they were worried about his future.{{sfn|คณะศิษย์|2009|pages=12-20}}

===Buddhism and Meditation Path===
Viriyang’s lifelong interest in Buddhism and meditation dated from his childhood in Nakhorn Ratchasima. At age 13, a friend asked Viriyang to escort her to Wat Pa Sawang Arom, a local village temple for educational instruction. During the visit, Viriyang encountered a largely unexpected and transformative experience with the practice of meditation. Without years of practice, or formal education in religion, he realized that he had suddenly received knowledge of meditation for the first time.<ref name="ViriyangMeditaionPathBundle">Multiple sources: 
* {{cite news|url=https://www.pattayamail.com/ourcommunity/revered-monks-celebrates-birthday-with-opening-of-willpower-institute-meditation-center-34479 |title=Revered monks celebrates birthday with opening of Willpower Institute meditation center |work=Pattaya Mail |date=29 January 2014 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228161506/https://www.pattayamail.com/ourcommunity/revered-monks-celebrates-birthday-with-opening-of-willpower-institute-meditation-center-34479|archive-date=28 February 2021 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.willpowerinstituteusa.com/th/biography-of-phra-dhammongkolyarn-luangphor-viriyang-sirintharo |title=Biography of Phra Prommongkolyarn (Luangphor Viriyang Sirintharo) |year=2017 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817212619/https://www.willpowerinstituteusa.com/th/biography-of-phra-dhammongkolyarn-luangphor-viriyang-sirintharo/ |archive-date=17 August 2021 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=http://langaraprm.com/2005/community/inner-disarmament-meditation-as-a-path-to-peace-a-buddhist-sage-offers-advice-to-a-troubled-world |title=Inner Disarmament: Meditation as a Path to Peace |year=2005 |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125051741/http://langaraprm.com/2005/community/inner-disarmament-meditation-as-a-path-to-peace-a-buddhist-sage-offers-advice-to-a-troubled-world/ |archive-date=25 January 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> This significant event raised his spirits toward Buddhism. Eventually, the abbot of the temple, Phra Ajahn Gong Ma, had become his first spiritual mentor.

[[File:Wat_Dhammamongkol_on_May_2020.jpg|thumb|Wat Dhammamongkol, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2020]]

After his father retired and other siblings went to study in Bangkok, Viriyang had to work hard to help out the family. One day while at work, he collapsed and was paralysed at his lower torso. This had caused him to lay stricken for around a month where his parents tried to find someone with the ability to restore his health. It was here where he made a vow to dedicate his life to follow the Buddha’s path for the betterment of humankind, if he were to be cured. He was successfully cured after seven days from making the vow by a white robed ascetic.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buddhanet.net/wat_m2.htm |title=A Monk's Dream Comes to Life: Phra Viriyang Sirintharo |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817212413/http://www.buddhanet.net/wat_m2.htm |archive-date=17 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> At the age of 16, Viriyang was ordained as a novice and followed his mentor, Phra Ajahn Gong Ma, to journey together across rainforests and jungles throughout Thailand for eight years, observing ascetic practices of the Thai Forest Tradition of [[Philosophy:Theravada|Theravada]] Buddhism. In 1941, Viriyang was ordained as a [[Philosophy:Bhikkhu|bhikkhu]] monk in Chanthaburi. Following his [[Philosophy:Dhutanga|dhutanga]] austerities in the same year, he was introduced to Phra Ajahn Gong Ma’s mentor, Phra Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta in Sakhon Nakhon. He would study under Phra Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta, practicing advanced meditation techniques over the next 4 years, and with his teacher’s permission, he would later publish a scholarly collection of Phra Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta’s teachings called ''Mutthothai''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG201224164701032 |title=Her Majesty the Queen represented His Majesty the King in bestowing a royal ... |work=NNT News |date=24 December 2020 |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817215239/https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG201224164701032|archive-date=17 August 2021}}</ref>

==Later in Life and Charity Work==

In addition to teaching Buddhism and Meditation, Viriyang had founded and constructed numerous temples in Thailand and Canada, schools, early childhood development centres, a district office, and some non-profit organisations during his lifetime.

===Sustainable Support for Children===
The Prateep Dek Thai project is a childcare and early childhood development programme cooperating with the Thai Community Development Department founded in 1975 by Viriyang. Aimed to support children aged 2 to 6 years to develop their physical, mental, emotional, social and intellectual skills properly and appropriately for their age. This also helped alleviate the burden on parents who do not have the time or privilege to take care of their own. Viriyang believed the early years of a child’s life set the stage for all the future growth, and investing in the early years is one of the smartest things a country can do to create the human capital for developing the country in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://th.mitsubishielectric.com/en/news/releases/local/2020/0924-a/pdf/200924-a_local_en_th.pdf |title=Press Release |publisher=Mitsubishi Electric |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817212414/https://th.mitsubishielectric.com/en/news/releases/local/2020/0924-a/pdf/200924-a_local_en_th.pdf |archive-date=17 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> By 2021, the project had grown to more than 2,000 centres across Thailand.

[[File:Willpower_institute.jpg|thumb|Willpower institute, Thailand]]

===Meditation Master===
For several years, between 1986 and 1991 at Mae Klang Waterfall Buddhist College (present-day Wat Thep Chitiyachan) in Chiangmai, he wrote the series of three ''Meditation Instructor Course'' books, based on the education he received from Phra Ajahn Mun Bhuridatta. The books were comprehensive in both the theory and practice of meditation, which he would also use for teaching his students. For his meditation course, Meditation Instructor Course, Viriyang had compressed the Meditation Instructor course’s content from 20 years of meditation practice to 6 months of intensive instruction, in an effort to better accommodate the expectations and demands of our fast-paced postmodern world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.willpowerinstituteusa.com/courses |title=Courses |year=2017 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419040618/https://www.willpowerinstituteusa.com/courses/ |archive-date=19 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1997, Viriyang founded the Willpower Institute in Thailand, a non-profit organisation, aimed to promote world peace through meditation. The organisation was for people of all faiths or of no-faith, where they could attend with the focus on teaching meditation theory and meditation practice rather than on religion.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pattayamail.com/ourcommunity/willpower-institute-to-hold-english-language-meditation-course-50216 |title=Willpower Institute to hold English-language meditation course |work= Pattaya Mail |date=13 August 2015 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910021748/https://www.pattayamail.com/ourcommunity/willpower-institute-to-hold-english-language-meditation-course-50216 |archive-date=10 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> He believed that if enough people practiced meditation, spiritual enlightenment could be attained together with world peace globally. On 24 July 1997, the Viriyang’s first course was taught. The institute has since expanded to {{wipe|United States of America}}, {{wipe|Canada}} and {{wipe|Australia}}.{{sfn|DeVries|Baker|Overmyer|2010|pages=111-113}} As of 2021, there are currently more than 200 centres across Thailand. Viriyang continued teaching and promoting meditation to people in Thailand and abroad throughout his life time.<ref name="ViriyangMeditationMasterBundle">Multiple sources: 
* {{cite web |url=https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/training-the-mind-through-insight |title=Training the Mind Through Insight Buddhistdoor |date=12 November 2020 |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304213709/https://www.buddhistdoor.net/features/training-the-mind-through-insight |archive-date=4 March 2021 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.meditation.willpowerinstitute.com/master-teacher |title=Willpower Institute - Master Teacher |access-date=19 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505211816/https://www.meditation.willpowerinstitute.com/master-teacher |archive-date=5 May 2021 |url-status=live}}
* {{cite web |url=https://noblepath.info/PDFs/insight_generates_mind_power.pdf |title=Insight Generates Mind Power |first=Anagarika |last=Tevijjo |access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref>

===Cooperation Between Italy and Thailand===
In 2000, Viriyang founded Chanapatana International Design Institute which had an aim on developing Thai designers and Thai products. Branding and design were the keys ideas. This idea was a result of the [[Finance:1997 Asian financial crisis|1997 Asian financial crisis]], which was caused by the significant devaluation of [[Physics:Thai baht|Thai baht]]. He believed that with enough encouragement, the Thai people themselves were capable of bringing their country out of the crisis. Later in 2006, he received the Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity; for his contribution to a closer cooperation between Italy and Thailand from the government of Italy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chanapatana.com/en/about/detail |title=Chanapatana สถาบันออกแบบนานาชาติชนาพัฒน์ ผู้นำด้านการเรียนออกแบบ |access-date=19 August 2021}}</ref>

===Buddhist Temples===
List of Buddhist Temples Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom founded

{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
|- 
! style="width:20%" | Country
! style="width:20%" | Date
! style="width:60%" | Name and Place
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1943
| Wat Ban Huai Khaen, Sakhon Nakhon
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1944
| Wat Viriya Pala Ram, Sakhon Nakhon
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1946-1948
| Wat Manee Khireewong (Wat Gong Si Rai), Chanthaburi
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1949-1952
| Wat Damrong Thammaram, Chanthaburi
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1950
| Wat Sathaporn Pattanaram, Chanthaburi
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1963
| Wat Dhammamongkol, Bangkok
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1968
| Wat Nong Krang (Kamphaeng Saen Buddhist College), Nakhon Pathom
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1969
| Wat Phong Ploy Viriyaram, Bangkok
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1969
| Wat Siri Kamala Vas, Bangkok
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1970
| Wat Amattayaram, Prachinburi
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1970
| Wat Thep Chitiyachan (Mae Klang Waterfall Buddhist College), Chiang Mai
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1971
| Wat Chujit Thammaram (Mahavajiralongkorn Buddhist College), Ayutthaya
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 1973
| Wat Kaewpithak Charoentham, Bangkok
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| align=center | 1992
| Yanviriya Temple I, Vancouver
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| align=center | 1993
| Yanviriya Temple II, Toronto
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| align=center | 1995
| Ratchathamviriyaram Temple I, Ottawa 
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| align=center | 1997
| Ratchathamviriyaram Temple II, Niagara Falls
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| align=center | 1998
| Ratchathamviriyaram Temple III, Edmonton
|-
| {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| align=center | 1999
| Ratchathamviriyaram Temple IV, Calgary
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 2012
| Wat Sriratana Dhammaram, Samut Prakan
|-
| {{flagicon|TH}} Thailand
| align=center | 2017
| Wat Pa Lert Dhammanimit, Pathum Thani
|-
|}

==Death==
Viriyang died of [[Biology:Old age|old age]] on 22 December 2020<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nationthailand.com/life/30400630 |title=Remembering meditation master Luangphor Viriyang Sirintharo |work=The Nation Thailand News|date=3 January 2021 |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817214852if_/https://www.nationthailand.com/life/30400630|archive-date=17 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> at Bangkok Hospital, aged 100, one month before his 101st birthday. King Vajiralongkorn bestowed an honorary decorated funeral urn for him and has accepted his remains into perpetual royal care.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG210209230632059 |title=Royal Noble Consort Sineenart, on behalf of His Majesty the King, attends the ... |work=NNT News |date=9 February 2021 |access-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210210073445/https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG210209230632059 |archive-date=10 February 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Honours==
Viriyang was a member of the Sangha Supreme Council, with King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit, and other members of the Royal Household, placing great faith in him, leading to his rapid ascension through the Buddhist clergy in Thailand. He held several titles throughout his life. Viriyang was given the title Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom, appointed by King Vajiralongkorn on 1 November 2020.

===Honours Buddhist Monk Appointments===
List of ecclesiastical peerage ranks and titles

{| class="wikitable" width="60%"
|- 
! style="width:10%" | Date
! style="width:40%" | Title
! style="width:60%" | Appointment
|-
| align=center | 1955
| Phrakhru Yanaviriya<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2498/D/095/3006.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817212415/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2498/D/095/3006.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 17, 2021 |title=แจ้งความสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานสัญญาบัตรตั้งสมณศักดิ์ |publisher=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=13 December 1955 |page=3013 |language=Thai}}</ref>
| Phrakhru sanyabat chan ek
|-
| align=center | 1967
| Phra Yanaviriyajan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2510/D/128/1.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507082132/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2510/D/128/1.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 7, 2021 |title=แจ้งความสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานสัญญาบัตรตั้งสมณศักดิ์ |publisher=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=30 December 1967 |page=4 |language=Thai}}</ref>
| Phraracha kana
|-
| align=center | 1992
| Phra Rajadhammajetiyajan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/D/101/1.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304221807/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2535/D/101/1.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |title=ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานสัญญาบัตรตั้งสมณศักดิ์ |publisher=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=12 August 1992 |pages=5–6 |language=Thai}}</ref>
| Phraracha kana chan rath 
|-
| align=center | 2002
| Phra Tepjetiyajan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2545/B/023/1.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930123125/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2545/B/023/1.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |title=ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานสัญญาบัตรตั้งสมณศักดิ์ |publisher=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=11 December 2002 |page=3 |language=Thai}}</ref>
| Phraracha kana chan thep, vipassana dhura order
|-
| align=center | 2010
| Phra Dhammamongkolyan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2554/B/012/1.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930123211/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2554/B/012/1.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |title=ประกาศสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี เรื่อง พระราชทานสัญญาบัตรตั้งสมณศักดิ์ |publisher=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=29 July 2011 |page=1 |language=Thai}}</ref>
| Phraracha kana chan tham, vipassana dhura order
|-
| align=center | 2019
| Phra Phrommongkolyan<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2562/B/040/T_0004.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190728144345/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2562/B/040/T_0004.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 28, 2019 |title=พระบรมราชโองการ ประกาศสถาปนาสมณศักดิ์ |publisher=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=28 July 2019 |pages=4–6 |language=Thai}}</ref>
| Phraracha kana chao kana rong
|-
| align=center | 2020
| Somdet Phra Yanawachirodom<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2563/B/031/T_0001.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102091850/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2563/B/031/T_0001.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |title=ประกาศสถาปนาสมณศักดิ์ |publisher=Royal Thai Government Gazette |date=2 November 2020 |pages=1–2 |language=Thai}}</ref>
| Somdet Phraracha kana
|-
|}

===Scholastic===
;Honorary degrees
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- 
! style="width:10%" | Country
! style="width:10%" | Date
! style="width:40%" | School
! style="width:40%" | Degree
|-
| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 1995 || National Institute of Development Administration || Doctor of Development Administration (DDA)
|-
| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2002 || Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University || Doctor of Education (EdD)
|-
| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2002 || [[Organization:Mahamakut Buddhist University|Mahamakut Buddhist University]] || Doctor of Philosophy in Buddhist Studies (PhD)
|-
| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2007 || [[Organization:Nation University (Thailand)|National University]] || Doctor of Arts (DA)
|-
| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2010 || Chiang Rai Rajabhat University || Doctor of Arts (DA)
|-
| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2011 || Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University || Doctor of Philosophy in management (PhD) 
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2012 || Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University || Doctor of Arts in Buddhist Studies (DA)
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2013 || Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi || Doctor of Arts (DA)
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2014 || King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok || Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering and Technology (PhD)
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2016|| Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University || Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy and Ethics (PhD) 
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2016 || [[Organization:Chiang Mai University|Chiang Mai University]] || Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy and Religion (PhD)
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2017 || Phranakhon Rajabhat University || Doctor of Philosophy in Development Strategy (PhD)
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2017 || King Mongkut's Institute of technology Ladkrabang || Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science (PhD)
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2019 || The University of Phayao || Doctor of Education in Educational Administration (EdD)
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| {{Flagu|Thailand}} || align=center | 2021|| North Bangkok University || Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration (PhD)
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==Notes==
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==References==
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===Works cited===
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* {{cite book
  | last1       = DeVries
  | first1      = Larry
  | last2       = Baker
  | first2      = Don
  | last3       = Overmyer
  | first3        = Dan
  | title       = Asian Religions in British Columbia
  | year        = 2010
  | publisher   = University of British Columbia Press
  | isbn        = 9780774816625
  }}
* {{cite book
  | editor       = คณะศิษย์
  | year         = 2009
  | title        = อัตชีวประวัติ พระเทพเจติยาจารย์
  | publisher    = Kyodo Nation Printing Service Co., Ltd.
  | language     = th
  }}
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==External links==
* [https://www.willpowerinstituteusa.com/ Willpower Institute USA website]
* [http://www.dhammamongkol.com/ Wat Dhammamongkol website (in Thai)]




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