Phra Khru Vithet Sutakom (Luang phi Ronnapop Jotilabho) was born on 24 July 1962. He pursued higher education in economics, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand, between 1985 and 1988. Demonstrating an interest in international opportunities and technology, he later obtained a Master of Science in Management Information Systems from Strayer University in the United States (1990–1992). In addition to his secular academic background, he achieved recognition as an Advanced Dhamma Scholar in Thailand and passed the Pali Scripture Examination Level 3, reflecting his deep commitment to Buddhist scriptural studies.
On 12 July 1997, he was ordained as a Buddhist monk by the Most Venerable Phra Phrom Wachirapanyajarn, the Abbot of Wat Ratcha Orasaram Ratchaworawihan, a prestigious royal temple in Bangkok, Thailand. This marked the beginning of his dedicated monastic life within the Dhammakaya Foundation and its international outreach. Shortly after ordination, he served as a Mentor Monk in the Thai Dhammadayada Training Program from 1997 to 1998. He quickly took on roles in communication and media, heading the Internet Division of the Communication Department from 1999 to 2001. From 2002 to 2017, he contributed significantly as a Teaching Monk in the International Dhammadayada Training Program and as Head of the Dhamma Media Foreign Language Division, helping spread Buddhist teachings globally through multilingual media and training initiatives. In 2010, he was appointed Assistant Director of the International Affairs Department at the Dhammakaya Foundation in Thailand. A position he continues to hold today, overseeing international relations and outreach efforts.
Since 2019, he has served as the Abbot of Wat Phra Dhammakaya London in the United Kingdom, where he also acts as a Meditation Instructor. In this capacity, he leads the temple community, guides practitioners in Dhammakaya meditation, and promotes inner peace to all.
Luang phi Sander Khemadhammo was born in 1978 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. He graduated M.A. in Organizational Psychology. During his student years, he followed an introductory meditation course in a Dhammakaya meditation center and started volunteering in the European meditation centers during university breaks. After his studies, he began working as a full-time volunteer for the Dhammakaya Foundation in Thailand. Having studied Thai language for two years, he decided to ordain in the monkhood. In 2012, he moved to the Dhammakaya meditation center in Belgium, and in 2017, he moved to Wat Phra Dhammakaya Netherlands, where he now lives and teaches most of the time.
He is building a bridge between the Thai community and Dutch society, and works to introduce the unique method of Dhammakaya meditation in the Netherlands.