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The shape of the statue's head dates it to the Sukothai period Side view of the statue. Later, the statue was probably moved from Sukhothai to Ayutthaya, about 1403. [3] Some scholars believe the statue is mentioned in the somewhat controversial Ram Khamhaeng stele. In lines 23–27 of the first stone slab of the stele, "a gold Buddha image" is ...
In total, there are close to 13,000 Buddha statues at the monastery; [3] [28] this is in spite of the temple's "Ten Thousand" title. While 12,000 has been cited as the lower estimation, [ 7 ] [ 10 ] writers in the Lonely Planet guide book surmise that there "some 12,800" statutes on the monastery grounds. [ 20 ]
However, the Golden Rock is the main attraction for the pilgrims who offer prayers and also stick golden leaves on the rock in reverence. A short distance away, there is a circle of gongs with four statues of nats and angels in the centre. [2] [4] [5] [8] [9] [12] [13]
Wat Traimit is a notable example of early post-absolute monarchy Thai Buddhist temple architecture. The monks' residences were built in 1937, and the ubosot (ordination hall) was built in 1947 in the applied Thai style to designs by Luang Wisansinlapakam.
The monk was sentenced to seven years in prison, but was released because of mental illnesses (persecution complex and schizophrenia) on 29 September 1955; he died of tuberculosis in March 1956. [8] During the fire, the original statue of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was lost to the flames (now restored).
The Golden Buddha statue inside the Golden Buddha Shrine was gifted to Fo Guang Shan from the 19th Supreme Patriarch of Thailand in 2004. [17] For his 90th birthday, Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara had 19 statues made and gifted them to countries where Buddhism flourished. Fo Guang Shan was hand-picked to represent Taiwan.
This golden pagoda of Shakyamuni Buddha was built in the twelfth century by King Bhaskar Varman. Inside the upper storey of the pagoda is the golden image and a large prayer wheel. [3] According to legend Hiranya Varna Mahavihar was built at a location where a rat chases a cat.
The Golden Buddha statue, Dambulla golden temple, just downhill from the Cave temple. The shrine rooms are representative of many epochs of Sinhala sculpture and Sinhala art. The Buddha statues are in varying sizes and attitudes - the largest is 15 meters long. One cave has over 1,500 paintings of Buddha covering the ceiling.