Born in the year 2500 BE Ruesi Mettancha had taken the path to become a hermit sage ( Ruesi ) after he follow several monks pilgrimage to various mountain all over Thailand. Finally he decided come back to his hometown Khun Phanom mountain in Phrom Khiri, Nakhon Si Thammarat. In order to search deep into himself, believing in Buddhism and seek for spiritual practices. Ruesi Mettancha practices his
own ways of Dharma and studies the Lotus Sutra and mainly hold the mantra "Nam MyoHo Renge Kyo"
Nowadays, Ruesi Mettancha live in his hermitage which is located at foot of Khun Phanom mountain. He used a cave as his class room, he meditates and learn from an invisible teacher(s) and unscriptural book(s). The word Ruesi is derived from Sanskrit word Rishi and they were around in the pre Buddha times, perhaps 3 - 4,000 years ago. They lived in the deep forest in what is now known as Nepal and India. Separated from society and free of the attachments and distractions normal life brings, the Ruesi developed strong spiritual powers, often meditating for weeks at a time. They made potions from plants and roots, healing the people when they came across sickness. They wandered from place to place instructing the people as they went. A Ruesi is a heritage that is handed down from father to son.
