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King 
			
			Rama III 
			had it cast 
after the 19 meter 
			tall gilded Buddha of 
			
			
			Wat Phanan Choeng 
			in 
			
			Phra Nakhon Sri Ayutthaya 
			(fig.), 
			in May 1837.
It is also known as 
			
			Luang Pho Toh, as well as by 
its Chinese name Sampokong (ซำปอกง). It was for a long time the tallest seated 
	Buddha image in the capital, until this record was broken in mid-2020 by the 
	conclusion of the giant 69 
metre tall 
Phra Phutta Thammakaya Thep Mon
Buddha image (fig.) 
of 
Wat Pahk Nahm Phasi Chareun, on which construction had started in 
	2017. 
	
						
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