A large golden Buddha statue can be seen beyond the woman coming out of Wat Traimit

Woman coming out of Wat Trimit — Entrance to Wat Traimit

Wat Traimit, where the golden Buddha statue is enshrined, is located at the top of a small hill in Bangkok.Visitors pay a fee at the ticket booth facing the street and climb up to the temple. The temple on top of the hill is not large, but the Buddha statue inside is huge. It can be seen from outside the hall.

The Buddha statue, which weighs 5.5 tons in total, looks nothing different from other Buddha statues. It looks just like many other Buddha statues in Bangkok. However, this Buddha statue is a bit mysterious. Although the style of the Buddha statue suggests that it was made about 700 years ago during the Sukhothai period, the exact date of its manufacture and who made it are not known. It is a mysterious Buddha statue that has been plastered over for a long time.

Its true identity was revealed in 1953. When the Buddha statue was lifted, it fell, and it was only when the plaster peeled off that it was discovered to be a golden Buddha statue. No one knows why it has looked like a plastered Buddha statue for 700 years, hiding its golden nature. Instead, the mysterious Buddha statue has become famous, and Wat Traimit is visited by worshippers incessantly.

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