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The largest Guanyin goddess in Thailand It is an ancient Buddha image built in the year 1867 before the establishment of Ayutthaya as the capital. enshrined as the principal Buddha image in the Viharn of Wat Phananchoeng Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province is a Buddha image that has been revered by both Thai and Chinese people for a long time. with the belief that it can inspire and bring good luck It is also very good for business operators.

 

According to the history, it was said that around the year 1949, a group of people who believed in Phra Sam Po Kong (Luang Por To) brought an incense burner of Phra Sam Po Kong to set up at a shrine, a small wooden building. at Ban Na Nuea, Thung Song District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province to worship and is the anchor of the mind in doing good deeds

 

Later, in 1971, a new viharn was built. At the same time, a new Buddha image of Phra Sam Po Kong was built, a stucco with a lap width of 52 inches, to be enshrined as the principal Buddha image. In addition, the side of the viharn has also built a portrait of the Bodhisattva Guan Yin. It is a stucco sculpture in the attitude of miracles enshrined in the middle of a pond surrounded by a fountain above the 3-storey altar with a height of 19 meters. It is the largest Guan Yin Bodhisattva in Thailand.

 

To get there: By car: From Bangkok, take Highway No. 4 or Petchkasem Road through Phetchaburi. Prachuap Khiri Khan to Chumphon: From Chumphon, go straight to Highway 41 through Surat Thani and enter Nakhon Si Thammarat, through Thung Yai and Nabon, you will reach Thung Song, a total distance of 720 kilometers by bus.

 

There are many companies to choose from, such as the Transport Company Limited, the railway, Thung Song is a junction station. All trains going up and down in the south, including fast trains, express trains and special express trains, must pass through Thung Song Junction Station. Service several times a day You can ask for details at the State Railway of Thailand. Tel.02-2233762 Thung Song Railway Station Tel. 0-7541-1254 by plane There is a service flight from Bangkok Airport. Arrive in Nakhon Si Thammarat every day. Then continue by car for about 55 kilometers to reach Thung Song.