The Standing Buddha is also known as Luang Pho To (also called Luang Por Tuad), a famous and highly revered Buddhist monk who was born in 1582. He mastered his Buddhist training at an early age and was ordained as a monk at age 12. Legend has it that he could calm storms, turn seawater into fresh water, solve complex puzzles that scholars were stumped by, perform miracles and possessed psychic powers. It is said that after his death he visited many people in their dreams and continued to bless people through the miracles he performed through their dreams. Soon after his death the Thai people began making amulets and statues in his image – he is usually depicted as an old man seated in meditation and hunched over.