Phra
Angkhirot,
a
Buddha statue at the
ubosot
(fig.)
of
Wat Ratchabophit
(fig.),
was cast under the royal initiative of King
Rama IV
(fig.),
with the flame or
rasmie placed directly on top of the head (fig.),
whilst King
Rama V
(fig.)
later had the
statue of plated
with eight layers of gold, which made the statue shine with so much
splendor, that it was given the name Angkhirot, which means ‘having a ray of
light emanating from the body’.
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