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Wat Kalayanamitr (Thai: วัดกัลยาณมิตร), located on the west of Khlong Bangkok Yai, is ranked as the 2nd-class royal temple of the "Woramahavihara" grade. Wat Kalayanamitr was built by Chao Phraya Nikonbodin during the reign of King Rama III. Chao Phraya Nikonbodin, originally called "To Yanamitr," was the origin of the Thai surname "Yanamitr." He donated his own estate and acquired more lands for the construction of the temple, which was complete in 2368 BE and honored as the royal temple. The name Wat Kalayanamitr was heralded by King Rama III.
The construction of the largest vihara of Wat Kalayanamitr, sponsored by King Rama III, was complete in 2380 BE. Instead of the method of pile-driving, the vihara's foundation was constructed by digging a deep square hole in which 3-to-4 layers of huge logs were overlapped. The vihara, with the length 31.42m and the width 35.48m, is a masterpiece of Thai temple art and architecture.
The main Buddha of the vihara is Phra Buddha Trai Rattananayok (Thai: พระพุทธไตรรัตนนายก), also called "Luang Phor To" by Thai people and "Sam Po Kong" by Chinese people. King Rama III, hoping that Rattanakosin (later Bangkok) could be a city resembling the city of Ayutthaya in which bristled with many temples and a "Phra To" (large Buddha statue) like the one in Wat Phanan Choeng in the city of Ayutthaya could also exist in Rattanakosin, held the ceremony to start the construction of Luang Por To statue, which is the largest "Pang Man Wichai" Buddha statue with the width between knees 11.65m and height 15.45m.
The land on which the phra ubosot is situated was primarily the private property of Chao Phraya Nikonbodin. Its main Buddha, with the width between knees 60cm and height 5.65m, and whose construction was ordered by King Rama III, is the only main Buddha statue in Thailand made in the "Pang Palelai" posture.
The main Buddha statue ("Pang Palelai" posture) in Phra Ubosot
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