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Figure 1<br />

The Administrative Structure <strong>of</strong><br />

the Thai Sangha (1962 Sangha Act)*<br />

The Monarchy<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> State<br />

Patron <strong>of</strong> Religion<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> the Sangha Head <strong>of</strong> the Government<br />

The Supreme Patriarch The Prime Minister<br />

Mahathera Samakoni<br />

(Council <strong>of</strong> the Elders)<br />

Hierachy Administration<br />

(Regional > Village)<br />

I<br />

The Cabinet<br />

The Ministry <strong>of</strong> Education<br />

Dept <strong>of</strong> Religious Affairs<br />

*The 1941 Sangha Act, influenced by the concept <strong>of</strong> democracy,<br />

reformed the administrative structure <strong>of</strong> the Sangha by setting up:<br />

I) The Sangha Sapha (Ecclesiastical Assembly) corresponding to<br />

the legislature, 2) The Kana Sangha Montri (Ecclesiastical<br />

Cabinet) corresponding to the administration, and 3) The Kana<br />

Winaitorn (Ecclesiastical Court) corresponding to the judiciary.<br />

However, the 1962 Sangha Act (during the Sarit's regime) has<br />

reverted back to the centralisation <strong>of</strong> power under a single<br />

administrative body, Mahathera Samakorn, similar to that <strong>of</strong> the<br />

1902 Sangha Act (King Rama V) (Suksamran, 1982: 12-51).<br />

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