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More than 1,000 years ago, below the statue of the reclining Buddha in an ancient temple, someone stashed their hoard. Gold, silver and bronze items were hidden at the Thailand site for centuries ...

Reuters The Phra Buddha Dhammakāya Thepmongkhon statue, made of copper and painted gold, sits in a seated lotus posture. Parts were produced in China before being shipped to Thailand to be assembled.

It is not the golden Buddha but the real gold Buddha. Thailand has many temples housing giant golden statues of Buddha but Wat Traimit houses a giant statue of Buddha made of pure gold. Although the ...

She informed that historians believe that the first statue of Buddha was created ... the ambassador of Thailand to Pakistan Chakkrid Krachaiwon inaugurated gold plated gallery with bullet-proof ...