Tep Vong
Tep Vong | |
|---|---|
ទេព វង្ស | |
Tep Vong in 2023 | |
| Title | Great Supreme Patriarch of the Kingdom of Cambodia |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 12 January 1932 |
| Died | 26 February 2024 (aged 92) Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Lineage | Maha Nikaya |
Samdech Preah Agga Maha Sangharajadhipati Tep Vong (Khmer: សម្ដេចព្រះអគ្គមហាសង្ឃរាជាធិបតី ទេព វង្ស; 12 January 1932 – 26 February 2024) was a Cambodian Buddhist monk who served as the Great Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia until his death in 2024. He was well known for his role in re-establishing the Cambodian monkhood after the Pol Pot period and for his links to dominant political leaders after the 1980s.