Venerable Ajahn Sumedho was born in Seattle, Washington, USA in 1934. He left
the States in 1964 and took bhikkhu ordination in Nong Khai, N.E. Thailand in
1967. Soon after his ordination, he went to stay with Venerable Ajahn Chah at
Wat Pah Pong, a forest monastery in Ubon Province. Ajahn Sumedho eventually stayed
there for ten years before being invited to take up residence in England.
He is abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery near London, England, and spiritual
leader of its many branches.