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Ajahn Kongrit Ratanavaṇṇo was born in Korat, northeast Thailand, in 1971. After completing his military conscription, he made the decision to become a monk for three months in accordance with Thai tradition in 1992. However, those initial three months turned into an extended period, and he has remained a monk up until the present time.

Following five years of training at Wat Bueng Saensook in Korat, Ajahn Ratanavaṇṇo moved to Wat Pah Nanachat, Ubon in 1997. There, he not only learned to speak English but also served as one of the abbot's assistant and as the monastery secretary who helped the sangha with their visa. In 1999, he had the opportunity to spend a year at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery in California before eventually settling down at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery in 2001.

At the beginning of 2023, he was invited to take on the role of abbot at Lokuttara Vihara in Norway.