Vajirananavarorasa
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Vajirananavarorasa (also spelled Vajirañanavarorasa, Wachirayanwarorot, or Wachirayan Warot, Thai: วชิรญาณวโรรส) (April 12, 1860, Bangkok, Thailand - August 2, 1921, Bangkok, Thailand) was the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand from 1900 to 1921. He helped to institutionalize Thai Buddhism.
Vajirañana was a son of King Mongkut, and had the royal name Prince Manusanagamanob.