僧伽羅闍(巴利語:Sangha-raja;高棉語:សង្ឃរាជ sanghreach;泰語:พระสังฆราช Sangkharat),意譯為僧王,上座部佛教名詞,是泰國和柬埔寨等東南亞國家巴利語系佛教的最高領袖的名稱,名義上是全國僧侶的統領[1]。
1902年緬甸僧王選舉在曼德勒善法亭(Thudhamma Zayat)舉行
巴利語中的Sangha-raja爲僧伽(巴利語:Sangha;梵語:Saṃgha)和王者(巴利語、梵語:rāja)的合成詞。
僧王音譯「增加拉者」,是泰國和柬埔寨對佛教最高領袖的稱呼。在緬甸,則稱僧王為「薩沙那邦」(緬甸語:သာသနာပိုင်,Thathanabaing,意為「佛法看守人」)或摩訶僧伽拉者(緬甸語:မဟာသံဃာရာဇာ Mahasangharaja,義爲「大僧王」)[2],1938年被英國殖民當局廢黜。
僧王在泰國享有崇高地位,與國王及政府平起平坐。
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