This Sukhothai Traimit Golden Buddha Image you are now viewing is the largest Golden Buddha Image in the world. It is a Buddha image in the mara conquering attitude, the typical artistic style of the days when Sukhothai was the capital of Thailand. It is made of pure gold. The image is unrivalled in beauty, measuring 12 feet 5 inches in diametre and has a height of 15 feet 9 inches from the base to the crown and it weighs approximately 5 tons an a half. Now more than 800 years old, it is a valuable treasure of Thailand and of Buddhism.