A crystalline silicon ingot and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. Using a crystalline silicon seed layer, the crystalline silicon ingot is formed by a directional solidification process. The crystalline silicon seed layer is formed of multiple primary monocrystalline silicon seeds and multiple secondary monocrystalline silicon seeds. Each of the primary monocrystalline silicon seeds has a first crystal orientation different from (100). Each of the secondary monocrystalline silicon seeds has a second crystal orientation different from the first crystal orientation. Each of the primary monocrystalline silicon seeds is adjacent to at least one of the secondary monocrystalline silicon seeds, and separate from the others of the primary monocrystalline silicon seeds.