In 1955, workers in Bangkok accidentally dropped a large plaster statue of the Buddha while moving it, causing some of the plaster to crack and reveal gold underneath. Officials say Gene Hackman ...

Significant anthropomorphic images of the Buddha began to emerge in Northern ... The Emerald Buddha presides over the Wat Phra Kaew Temple in Bangkok - the most sacred Buddhist site in Thailand.

The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, known as Wat Pho in Thai ... Private Tour: Best of Bangkok in A Day (394 reviews) Bangkok by Night: Temples, Markets and Food Tuk-Tuk Tour ...

Bangkok, Thailand - February 12 ... The holiday commemorates the day when Buddha gave the first sermon on what would be the essence of Buddhism to 1,250 disciple monks gathered spontaneously ...