Wat Traimit is the one of popular program of tourists who visit china town Thailand .Wat trimit located in yaowarat Area and it’s near Hua Lumphong Railway station and Hualumphong MTRA station .So it’s very convenience to travel to this temple .
Why do many travelers visit to Wat Trimitr ?
Because many travelers would like to see Golden buddha image in Bangkok or Phra Buddha Maha Suwan Patimakorn is the largest Gold Buddha image in the world as recorded by Guinness Book word record in 1991.
The size of Golden Buddha is 3 metres hight , 5.5 tonnes weight.The golden Buddha was created in Sukhothai period and stay at Wat Mahatat in Sukhothai empire .Because of the expansion of other empire ,people would like to hide the golden Buddha from the enemy ,so they have a trick to prime with a nature black lacqure and cover with plaster on this golden Buddha.Until this golden Buddha was invited to stay at Wat trimit and there was an accident when we move this golden Buddha ,the string to hang was broken .And the cover plaster was crack then people can found the something inside .
This is a real golden Buddha image and a special key for split to 9 pieces that was a clever design of easy to split – move – compose the largest golden Buddha image .
Thai people is very respect the golden Buddha. There are many people visit Wat Traimit everyday .And now there is a big project to build a beautiful phra maha mondop where a splendid shrine for highly revered Buddha image .Now it’s nearly to finish and you can be the one who joint for contribute to donate Phra Maha Modop at Wat Trimit . By click direct link to Wat Trimit.
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