Kimberly Pye Collectibles

Why stick gold pieces into a statue of Buddha?

I went to a Buddhist temple in Thailand, the other day for the New Year festival. One thing I found interesting was how people gold pieces glued to a piece of paper on a Buddha statue made their wishes. Does anyone know the reason behind of this tradition?

The practice of gilding of the Buddha is a very auspicious. Buddhas skin was described as gold, golden Buddha is the same as making an offer Gold not only to the Buddha, but also to the monks in the temple, etc..

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