While cutting down a 10m-tall mango tree, whose trunk measured 80cm in diameter, the tree cutter stumbled upon a small emerald Buddha statue within the tree’s trunk.

The Emerald Buddha presides over the Wat Phra Kaew Temple in Bangkok - the most sacred Buddhist site in Thailand. Legend has it that the small (26-inch) jade statue was made in India in 43 BC ...

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn will visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha to pay respects to the Buddha image on May 3, 2019, before moving to the Grand Palace. PHOTO: AFP Updated May 03 ...