The Emerald Buddha

In the Royal Palace of Bangkok is one of the most revered Buddhist images in the entire world. This book is the folklore and actual history of this image. From the time it was sculptured in 43BCE, the amazing journeys through Asia and the strange incidents around this image. From India to the fabled Land of Gold – Suvarnabhumi. There were disasters at sea; there were wars and the desires of Kings. There were those who desired the image, yet never even had the honour to see it. Through the ages this image of the Emerald Buddha did indeed had a mind-set of its own. “The truth is stranger than Fiction”