Wat Pa Mok Worawihan

The image was here before King Naresuan's time; some sources date it to the Sukhothai period, and an inscription says 36 relics are enshrined inside. The chronicles say that in 1592, before his elephant duel with the Burmese crown prince, Naresuan camped at Pa Mok and paid homage here, dreaming that he killed a crocodile — taken as a sign of victory.

Around 1723–25 the abbot warned that river erosion would topple the vihara within a year. King Thai Sa refused to build a new image and ordered the old one moved inland. In 1728 (some sources say 1726–27) Phraya Ratchasongkhram moved the whole Buddha some 4 sen 4 wa (about 168 m) on rollers with ropes, pulleys and windlasses, raising it about 50 cm onto a new base, while the king watched from a pavilion at Ban Chi Pa Khao.

After the move a new vihara, cloister, scripture hall and other buildings were added, and Wat Talat was renamed Wat Pa Mok. King Borommakot, then the Front Palace prince, wrote a 128-stanza poem about the move and dedicated the temple in 1734 with 300 monks. A painting of the move hangs in the temple, which also has a statue of King Thai Sa.

In the Rattanakosin era, King Mongkut ordered repairs in 1863 and presented a royal kathin in 1864. King Chulalongkorn inspected the Buddha in 1901, found its back damaged and had it repaired. In 1917 Prince Damrong had 69 inscribed stones of the poem, found under the scripture hall, set up at the temple.

Other highlights include the riverside Wihan Khian with murals and a royal dais, the Mondop of Four Footprints with four carved footprints stacked one on another, and an Ayutthaya-style ubosot on a lion-foot base whose wall carries an inscription about the move.

Being on the Chao Phraya, the area floods from time to time. On 8 November 2025 Pa Mok market next to the temple was under water, the bridge approach was 40–70 cm deep and the province built earth dikes. If you plan to visit in Sep–Nov, check the water situation first.