[3] The park was started in 1958 by Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat,[2] a priest-shaman who integrated Hinduism and Buddhism.

[citation needed] The statues are made of reinforced concrete and are ornate in design.

[1] It has three stories, representing three levels of existence: hell, Earth, and heaven.

[1] Visitors can enter through an opening, which is the mouth of a 3-metre-tall demon head (9.8 ft), and climb several staircases from hell to heaven;[4] each story contains sculptures depicting the respective level.

[4] Another sculpture, an enormous 40-metre-long (130 ft) reclining Buddha, forms the centerpiece attraction of the park.