Why are Buddha statues golden?
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The Golden Buddha, officially titled Phra Phuttha Maha Suwana Patimakon (Thai:พระพุทธมหาสุวรรณปฏิมากร), is a gold statue, with a weight of 5.5 tons (5,500 kilograms). It is located in the temple of Wat Traimit,Bangkok, Thailand. At one point in its history the statue was covered with a layer of stuccoand coloured glass to conceal its true value, and it remained in this condition for almost 200 years, ending up at what was then a pagoda of minor significance. During relocation of the statue in 1955, the plaster was chipped off and the gold revealed
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Gold, the symbol of the spiritual. For Buddhists, gold is more than just a precious metal. ... In Buddhism, the golden fish symbolises the auspiciousness of all living beings in a state of fearlessness, while the gold lotus flower represents the ultimate achievement of enlightenment.
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