Nine sacred Buddha statues placed at Bangkok National Museum

Nine sacred Buddha statues placed at Bangkok National Museum during New Year

Thailand's Fine Arts Department has temporarily relocated 9 sacred Buddha statues to the Bangkok National Museum for the public to pay their respects during the New Year.
Nine sacred Buddha statues placed at Bangkok National Museum during New Year ảnh 1At the Bangkok National Museum (Source: Internet)
Bangkok (NNT/VNA) -Thailand's Fine Arts Department has temporarily relocated 9 sacred Buddhastatues to the Bangkok National Museum for the public to pay their respectsduring the New Year.

The relics include Phra Phutthasihing , aBuddha image dating back to the Sukhothai Kingdom, Phrakaew Witoonamphueng,Phrakaew Namkhang, Phrakaew Kab Morakot, Phrakaew Chantrakand and PhrakaewNamhai.

The statues were restored during the reign of King Rama VII and arebelieved to bring peace and prosperity to the kingdom.

Each New Year period, the statues arerelocated to the Bangkok National Museum for the public to pay their respects.Other provinces across the country also follow the same tradition to mark theauspicious occasion of the arrival of a new year.- NNT/VNA
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