Bangkok’s Wat Traimit is an unassuming temple housing a treasure of great cultural significance to the Buddhist world– the Golden Buddha. Officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwanna Patimakon, the statue isn’t simply beautiful; it harbors a captivating story of disguise, war, and a serendipitous rediscovery.
Historians believe that the Golden Buddha was cast sometime during the Sukhothai Dynasty, an era of Thai history that spanned the 13th and 14th centuries. Thailand’s history, like much of