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Golden Buddha Statue Discovered Inside Another Buddha Statue in Northern Thailand
Chiangrai Times – In the tiny Northern Thai village of Ban Dan, legend has it that hundreds of years ago, when the Siamese kingdom of Ayutthaya was at war with the neighbouring country of Burma, a valuable golden Buddha was hidden in the large Buddha statue a local Buddhist temple.
It turns out the legends was true: on August 4, the head of a golden Buddha statue was discovered inside the 5 meter-tall Buddha statue of the Wat Ban Dan Tai temple.
The face was found peeking out from inside the statue after a large portion extending from its chest to its stomach fell off. It’s said that the large statue was rebuilt with brick in 1950 to better protect the golden statue.
The minor district (King Amphoe) Ban Dan was created on July 15 1996 by splitting 4 tambon from Mueang Buriram district.
Following a decision of the Thai government on May 15 2007, all of the 81 minor districts were to be upgraded to full districts. With the publishing in the Royal Gazette on August 24 the upgrade became official
5 meter-tall Buddha statue
Head of a golden Buddha statue
