Emerald Buddha image

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The Emerald Buddha image is Thailand’s most revered Buddhist statue, a small but sacred jade figure enshrined in Wat Phra Kaew within Bangkok’s Grand Palace complex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist statue
national symbol of Thailand
religious icon
access public viewing from a distance
alsoKnownAs Phra Kaeo Morakot
Phra Phuttha Maha Mani Rattana Patimakon
linked to: Phra Buddha Sihing
associatedWith Chakri dynasty
linked to: Thai royal family

Thai kingship
broughtToBangkokBy King Rama I
country Thailand
culturalSignificance most revered Buddha image in Thailand
symbol of Thai monarchy
symbol of Thai state
depicts Gautama Buddha
linked to: Shakyamuni Buddha
enshrinedIn ubosot of Wat Phra Kaew
enshrinedSince 1780s
eraOfCreation uncertain
function object of veneration
protective palladium of the kingdom
height about 26 inches
about 66 centimeters
historicalProvenance Chiang Mai
Lan Na
linked to: Lanna Kingdom

Lan Xang
Vientiane
legendaryOrigin India
locatedIn Bangkok
Central Thailand
Grand Palace
Phra Nakhon District
Wat Phra Kaew
material green stone
jade
notableFeature carved from a single block of green stone
small size but great religious importance
placedOn high gilded pedestal
protectedBy glass case
religion Buddhism
robeMaterial gold
seasonalRobes cool season robe
hot season robe
rainy season robe
seatedPosture cross-legged posture
meditation posture
wardrobeChange three times per year
wardrobeChangeBy King of Thailand
worshippedBy Thai Buddhists
international pilgrims
yearBroughtToBangkok 1784

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Grand Palace notableFeature Emerald Buddha image
Temple of the Emerald Buddha notableFeature Emerald Buddha image carved from green stone
linked to: Emerald Buddha image