Emerald Buddha statue found in mango tree

Precious find: The statue that was found in the trunk of a mango tree. — The Nation/ANN

A Buddha statue was unexpectedly found inside a mango tree when it was being cut down during landscaping works at a temple in Thailand’s eastern Chonburi province.

It is believed that the statue dates back to the era of the first abbot who lived in the Nongsang Pracha Bamroong temple about a hundred years ago.