Golden Bhudda, What Arun, Golden Mount, Standing Buddha
January 10th 2011 I remembered vaguely a story I had once heard about a solid gold Buddha that was disguised with such intricacy, that for hundreds of years people believed it to be just an average plaster Buddha image, until it was knocked during transport and the plaster chipped away to reveal the gold jackpot inside. Arriving in Bangkok had me wondering whether this famous gold Buddha could be close by. It wa
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