What is the official administration of the Thai Buddhist Order?
Buddhism is the state religion of Thailand. His Majesty the King is a Buddhist and a patron of Buddhism and other religions in the country. Monastic administration is according to the Sangha Act of B.E.2505 (1962 AD), amended in B.E.2535 (1992), and the rules and regulations laid down in the code of the Council of Elders headed by His Holiness the Supreme Patriarch. As far as regional monastic administration is concerned, territorial jurisdiction shall be exercised in hierarchical order as follows: 1. Regional 2. Provincial 3. District 4. Communal The geographical boundaries of those divisions shall be in accordance with what has been determined in the rules and regulations laid down in the code of the Council of Elders. As far as the regional monastic administration is concerned, the following is the hierarchical order of Bhikkhu offices with reference to their territorial jurisdiction: 1. Regional Governor 2. Provincial Governor 3. District Officer 4. Commune Headman There shall be o
