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The Emerald Buddha is highly respected by Thai people, so much so that the ultimate way to prove the truthfulness of one's words is to say them in front of this Buddha image in Wat Phra Kaew since ...
A 24-year-old man arrested for spray-painting the number 112 on the wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok on Tuesday evening has been hit with police charges carrying up to seven ...
It is one of the four Buddha statues commissioned by the late king to commemorate his 50th birthday. The four statues were moulded at Wat Phra Kaew, or the Temple Of The Emerald Buddha, on Nov 1 ...
BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Police arrested a 24-year-old man on Tuesday (March 28) evening as he graffitied a message protesting the lese majeste law on the wall of Wat Phra Si ...
Wat Phra Kaeo is a small, beautiful and historically significant temple in Chiang Rai. Historically significant because this is where the Emerald Buddha was discovered.
BANGKOK: The King on Monday (March 25) performed an elaborate annual ritual to change the outfit of the Emerald Buddha in Wat Phra Kaew to the summer outfit.
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua replaces the winter attire of the Emerald Buddha with summer robes at Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, commonly known as the Temple of ...
It is one of the four Buddha statues commissioned by the late king to commemorate his 50th birthday. The four statues were moulded at Wat Phra Kaew, or the Temple Of The Emerald Buddha, on Nov 1 ...