Phramaha Vudhijaya Vajiramedhi (V.Vajiramedhi) was born on 29 January 1973, at Ban Krueng Tai, Tambon Krueng, Amphoe Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.

He was ordained as a novice at Wat Krueng Tai when he was 14, and he was ordained as a Buddhist monk in his hometown temple when he was 21. In secular education, he graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Sokhothai Thammathirat University and earned a Master of Buddhist Studies from Mahachulalongkornrajavudyalaya University. He eventually achieved the highest level of Buddhist knowledge, Wat Benchamabophit Dusitvanaram.

After graduation, he was a visiting lecturer in graduate studies at Mahachulalongkornrajavudyalaya. In addition, he is a guest lecturer on topics in Buddhist studies at many institutions. He is a notable clerical scholar, thinker and writer. He has published a popular novel series, called “Dhamma Tid Pik.” At present, he has nearly 200 books in print. Some had been translated into foreign languages, and some are adapted into screenplays.

In 2007, he established the Vimuttayalaya Institute to promote Buddhism. The institute aims to help solve social problems by promoting and enhancing global peace. In 2009, he established Rai Cherntawan World Peace Meditation Centre, and also introduced www.dhammatoday.com, to help introduce Buddhism across the world , with a focus of the positive effects of Buddhist philosophy on the world peace.

In 2012, the 2,600th anniversary of Buddhism, he established the World Peace Meditation Centre as an institution to foster ‘ Mahavijjalaya of Buddhist Economics’. The Centre is dedicated to education, research and meditation in the pursuit of world peace under the notion of “ mindfulness economics.” The objective is to integrate mindfulness into all the human activities and to offer ‘Mindfulness Training’and 'the middle way’, as an alternative choice for the livelihood of humankind in the 21st century.