Buddha Withi Nayok or Reverend Grandfather Boon Kanthachot was born on July 3, 1848, coinciding with the end of the reign of King Nang Klao Chao Yu Hua. at Tambon Tha Mai Krathum Baen District Samut Sakhon Province, when he was 15 years old, he was ordained as a novice and was ordained at Patthasima on June 21, 1869, with Phra Palad Pan of Wat Tukta as his preceptor, Phra Palad Thong of Wat Klang Bang Kaew. Phra Athikarn Sap, Wat Ngio Rai and 2 other monks and received the dharma title Khanthachot and later, on November 6, 1928, received a royal charter as the monarch Buddha Withi Nayok Chairman of the Board of Nakhon Pathom and Suphon Provinces