In the beginning, it was initially called "Wat Maha Sutthawat" (วัดมหาสุทธาวาส) and was located in a combretum grove.

At the time, it was said that preta (Thai: เปรต, pret), a kind of undead in Buddhist and Siamese belief often depicted as a tall hungry ghost with a thin body and a scary howling cry, appeared in front of the temple at night.

One mural in the ordination hall of this temple, also shows painting of one preta lying to feed water from the monks.

The Sao Chingcha, or Giant Swing, a towering Hindu structure stands in front of the temple.

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