The Emerald Buddha (Thai: พระแก้วมรกตPhra Kaeo Morakot, or พระพุทธมหามณีรัตนปฏิมากรPhra Phuttha Maha Mani Rattana Patimakon) is an image of the meditating Gautama Buddha seated in a meditative posture, made of a semi-precious green stone (jasper rather than emerald or jade), clothed in gold.[1] and about 66 centimetres (26 in) tall.[2] The image is considered the sacred palladium of Thailand.[3][4] It is housed in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) on the grounds of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.[1]
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The EmeraldBuddha (Thai: พระแก้วมรกต Phra Kaeo Morakot, or พระพุทธมหามณีรัตนปฏิมากร Phra Phuttha Maha Mani Rattana Patimakon) is an image of the meditating...
of history. It is divided into several quarters: the Temple of the EmeraldBuddha; the Outer Court, with many public buildings; the Middle Court, including...
[wát.pʰráʔ.kɛ̂ːw] ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the EmeraldBuddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the...
means "atop Naga Hill". Buddharupa EmeraldBuddha Golden Buddha (Phra Sukhothai Traimit) Iconography of Gautama Buddha in Laos and Thailand Other tallest...
found there as well, such as Haw Phra Kaew, which formerly housed the EmeraldBuddha. "Vientiane" is the French spelling derived from the Lao Viangchan /ʋíːəŋ...
wears are emerald tinted. The Green Zone in Baghdad is sometimes ironically and cynically referred to as the Emerald City. The EmeraldBuddha is a figurine...
title, he ended this practice by donating two Buddha statues that were placed to the sides of the EmeraldBuddha at Wat Phra Kaeo and dedicated one each to...
54 m, at that time the largest building of all Lanna. In 1468, the EmeraldBuddha was installed in the eastern niche. In 1545, the upper 30 m of the structure...
restore the temple after passing it at dawn. The temple enshrined the EmeraldBuddha image before it was transferred to Wat Phra Kaew on the river's eastern...
settlements, and invited the monk to settle in Angkor with the statue of the EmeraldBuddha, the Phra Kaeo Morakot, etiologically giving its name to the area. Russey...
Setthathirat Road, to the northwest of Haw Phra Kaew, which formerly held the EmeraldBuddha. Wat Si Saket was built in 1818 on the order of King Anouvong (Sethathirath...
southeast of Wat Si Saket. It was first built in 1565 to house the EmeraldBuddha, but has been rebuilt several times. The interior now houses a museum...
Thailand's Temple of the EmeraldBuddha, Wat Huay Pla Kang (where the huge statue of her is often mistakenly called the "Big Buddha"), and Burma's Shwedagon...
directly south of the Grand Palace. Known also as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, its official name is Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimon Mangkhalaram Rajwaramahawihan...
Vientiane, the city was looted with several important Buddha images, including the EmeraldBuddha, taken to Thonburi. King Ong Boun decided to submit to...
representation of the Ramakien is displayed at Bangkok's Temple of EmeraldBuddha, and many of the statues there depict characters from it. The Jatakas...
built: construction of the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, where the EmeraldBuddha is held, began. The king's goal was to transfer the old splendor of...
as Wat Preah Keo Morakot (Khmer: វត្តព្រះកែវមរកត, "Temple of the Emerald-Crystal Buddha") which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo (Khmer: វត្តព្រះកែវ)...
of the Mangrai Dynasty (1402–1441), the Phra Kaeo, or EmeraldBuddha, the most revered Buddha statue, was discovered in Chiang Rai when an earthquake...
Thailand the first representation of the Buddha, the EmeraldBuddha. According to this legend, the EmeraldBuddha would have been created in India in 43...
as one of the artists to renovate the murals in Wat Phra Kaew (the EmeraldBuddha temple) during Bangkok’s 150th anniversary celebrations. He was responsible...
important stupas, temples, and Buddha images). To legitimize the Thonburi dynasty, General Taksin seized the EmeraldBuddha and Phra Bang images from Vientiane...
Thaksin's took Vientiane, sacked the city, and carried off the images of EmeraldBuddha and Phra Bang to Thonburi. The Prince of Vientiane managed to escape...
standing images of the Buddha. The most famous two sculptures carved in semi-precious stone are the Phra Keo (The EmeraldBuddha) and the Phra Phuttha...
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