But for me, it was Bangkok’s history and architecture ... revered religious sites in the country. The Emerald Buddha, actually made of jade, is enshrined on a throne, with numerous other images ...

Among Bangkok’s most revered icons ... which was carved out of a single block of jade. This Buddha image is certainly well travelled. According to Thailand’s official palace website, it ...

A trip to Bangkok (Thailand ... the palace also houses the Royal Monastery of the Emerald Buddha. The jade Buddha statue, placed on about a two-storey high glittering altar, in itself has a ...

It’s called the Jade Buddha for Universal Peace. And Co Lam Pagoda, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Graham Street, is its latest ...

MIAMI, April 9 (UPI) -- A 4 1/2-ton, seven-foot-high jade statue of the Buddha, on a peace-promoting tour from Thailand, will be in South Florida, authorities say. Known as the Jade Buddha for ...

The statue of Jade Buddha for Universal Peace will be on display at Phu Lien Pagoda in northern Thai Nguyen province this month, on the celebration of the Buddist Vu Lan festival. The statue of Jade ...