[5] Ñāṇasaṁvara was born on 5 January 1965 in Mae Kham, Chiang Rai Province, Thailand as the eldest son of a Shan-speaking family originally from Mong Yong, near Kengtung, Shan State, Burma.
[6] The sayadaw serves as the abbot of Wat Phra That Don Ruang (วัดพระธาตุดอนเรือง) in Tachileik, Shan State, Myanmar.
[8] His followers include prominent Burmese officials and rebel leaders, such as Khin Nyunt and Yawd Serk.
[4] He amassed additional prominence in Thailand and Myanmar during the Tham Luang cave rescue by accurately predicting when the trapped boys would be discovered and that they would be found alive.
[9] In August 2022, he became ill and had to receive medical treatment at Bangkok Hospital after spending three years, three months, and three days meditating in the cave.