The monastery is located in the southeastern area at the confluence of the Chao Phraya
and the Pa Sak Rivers.
The Buddha image - made of brick and mortar and covered with stucco - sits in the
classic posture of Subduing Mara. It measures (approx) 14 meters at the lap and 19
meters in height including the ornament above the head. Thai people call it Luang Pho
To or Great Reverend Father, Chinese or Thais of Chinese origin call it Sam Po
Kong. It is one of the largest, oldest, beautiful and revered Buddha images of Thailand.
Gijsbert Heeck, a Dutch doctor of the VOC, described in 1655 Phra Phanan Choeng in
his Journal as follows: