Sangha Supreme Council

Sangha Supreme Council
มหาเถรสมาคม
Mahathera Samakhom
Council overview
FormedJanuary 1, 1963 (1963-01-01)
JurisdictionSangha of Thailand
HeadquartersNakhon Pathom, Thailand
Council executive
Websitewww.mahathera.org

The Sangha Supreme Council (Thai: มหาเถรสมาคม; Pali: Mahāthera Samāgama) is the governing body of the Buddhist order (Sangha) of Thailand, and is the ultimate authority for all ecclesiastical matters within the Thai Sangha. Its leadership consists of the country's highest ranking monks, who consult the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand with respect to administrative and theological matters. The Sangha Supreme Council was established on 1 January 1963, under the Sangha Act of 1962.