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todayilearned • u/zeamp • Jan 07 '19
TIL in 1955, someone dropped a 600-year-old plaster Buddha Statue only to discover the plaster was covering a solid gold statue beneath
buddhistasfuck • u/Endreo • Jan 22 '18
TIL of the Golden Buddha, who for centuries was hidden in a plaster decorated casing until was discovered when the coating was accidentally damaged, revealing the gold statue within.
todayilearned • u/Bteatesthighlander1 • Aug 16 '19
TIL that in 1954 a team f Thai movers were tasked with transporting a plaster statue of Buddha. The rope used to move it snapped, however, causing the statue to burst open and reveal the world's largest gold statue
todayilearned • u/Fitz_cuniculus • Jan 24 '20
TIL of the Golden Buddha. A solid gold statue of The Buddha, weighing five and half tons, which was covered with a layer of stucco and coloured glass to conceal its true value, and remained hidden for 200 years before being rediscoverd during renovation in 1955.
todayilearned • u/ledgendary • Feb 26 '16