After growing up in a Korean church, he had practiced Zen and ... “And obviously, the statue of the Buddha in this temple,” he said. “Anybody who comes to that temple, feels so calm and ...

But the horrific flames miraculously spared one thing-- her Buddha statue. "I believe it's a miracle," Burnett said. "That's my faith." A glimmer of hope standing despite never-ending rubble.

It is not the golden Buddha but the real gold Buddha. Thailand has many temples housing giant golden statues of Buddha but Wat Traimit houses a giant statue of Buddha made of pure gold. Although the ...