The World's "Trendy" Buddha Statue, Wearing Gold Glasses Worth Millions

Buddhism is one of the three major religions in the world, and it is very popular among Eastern countries. Especially in Southeast Asian countries, almost the entire population believes in Buddhism. There are a large number of buildings such as temples and Buddha statues in these countries, many of which were built hundreds of years ago. They have remained well-preserved after hundreds of years of weathering, and local residents still go there to worship and pray from time to time.

Myanmar is a very typical Buddhist country. In Burmese culture, religious culture is also a very important component. Almost the entire population are devout Buddhist believers, and many dynasties in Burmese history have also honored Buddhism as the state religion, leaving a large number of Buddhist buildings behind. Among the numerous Buddhist buildings, one Buddha statue is particularly conspicuous. Unlike ordinary Buddha statues that are built from materials such as clay and stone, it is carved from white jade from Mandalay. The great Buddha wears a kind smile on its face, giving people a sense of peace.

But what surprises many people is that this Buddha statue actually wears a pair of glasses on its face. Could it be that the Buddha is nearsighted? This Buddha statue wearing glasses is called the Golden Glasses Buddha, and it is a very efficacious Buddha statue in Prome, Myanmar. The Buddha body is draped in a kasaya, and its right hand makes the earth-touching mudra. It was built in the Konbaung Dynasty in 1700. At that time, the queen saw the location of this Buddha statue in a dream, and told the king after waking up, so the great Buddha was carved here. At the beginning, there was no such pair of glasses on the Buddha's face.

It was because not long after the Buddha statue was completed, the king suddenly lost his eyesight. After getting guidance from a wise man, he donated the glasses to the Buddha statue. Strange to say, after the Buddha statue received this pair of glasses, the king's eye disease was cured. As a result, the miraculous efficacy of this Buddha statue spread. Later, this original pair of glasses was inlaid into the Buddha statue, and people successively fitted the Buddha statue with several more pairs of glasses. One of the small pairs of glasses was enshrined to the Buddha statue by a lady because of her eye disease at that time. Later, after the lady's eye disease was cured, she ordered a new pair of glasses weighing 6 catties for the Buddha statue, which is stored in the side hall.

The gold-rimmed glasses that the Buddha wears now were donated by a wealthy businessman, worth 10 million kyats. Because this Buddha statue has always been closely associated with eye diseases, people believe it can cure eye problems, and they specially placed a small glasses case on the Buddha's hand as a matching set. However, the Buddha statue wearing gold-rimmed glasses looks more approachable and wiser. Moreover, the style of this retro pair of glasses happens to fit the retro trend in recent years. Therefore, some netizens call this Buddha statue walking at the forefront of fashion, and it is the most "trendy" Buddha statue in the world.