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The abbot removed the stucco and found a Buddha figure carved from a green semi-precious stone, which became known as Phra Kaew Morakot or in English the Emerald Buddha. ("Emerald" refers to its "green colour" in Thai, not its composition.) [8] [9] Some art historians describe the Emerald Buddha as belonging to the Chiang Saen Style of the 15th ...
Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo, pronounced [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw] ⓘ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, [a] is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand.
The Emerald Buddha was said to have been sculpted by gods to present to Nagasena (~500 BE), who stayed in Asokaram of Pataliputra (now Kumhar in Patna, India). Subsequently, the image was moved from place to place before being housed in Bangkok. The chronology according to the legend is as follows: The Emerald Buddha now in Wat Phra Kaew in ...
Wat Phra Kaew, or Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is Thailand's primary and most important temple.. There are 44,155 Buddhist temples in Thailand, as of 2025, according to the National Office of Buddhism.
Wat Pho (Thai: วัดโพธิ์, pronounced [wát pʰōː] ⓘ), also spelled Wat Po, is a Buddhist temple complex in the Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, Thailand.It is on Rattanakosin Island, directly south of the Grand Palace. [2]
The Emerald Buddha (Thai: พระแก้วมรกต - Phra Kaew Morakot, or official name พระพุทธมหามณีรัตนปฏิมากร - Phra Phuttha Maha Mani Ratana Patimakorn) is the palladium of the Kingdom of Thailand, a figurine of the sitting Buddha, made of green jade (rather than emerald), clothed in gold, and about 45 cm tall.
The king also enlarged Wat Chedi Luang to house the Emerald Buddha. [35] During his reign, in c. 1477, a Buddhist council convened to review the Pali Canon. It is considered the eighth Buddhist council in the Thai tradition. [33] Lan Na Buddhism reached its climax during the reign of Tilokaraja's grandson, Phra Mueang Kaeo (1495–1528).
English: Eastern view of Prasat Phra Thep Bidorn (center) and two Golden Chedis (on the left and right) in Wat Phra Kaew, Temple of Emerald Buddha, front view, within the precincts of the Grand Palace, in Bangkok, Thailand.