In 1499 King Rama T'ibodi gave orders for a gigantic
image of Buddha to be cast, and erected in Wat
Srisarap'et. This image represented Buddha in an erect
attitude. It was 48 feet high, and the pedestal was 24
feet in length. It was covered with gold plates weighing
in all nearly 800 lb., and took more than three years to
complete. This was the largest standing image of
Buddha recorded as having ever existed in the world.
It was destroyed by the Burmese in 1767. The first
King of the present dynasty had the broken pieces
brought to Bangkok in the hope of joining them together ;
this was found impossible, so they were buried under
the pagoda named Jedi Srisarap'etchadayan, in Wat
Jetup'on at Bangkok.