History: March 22 (#2)

History: March 22 (#2)
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March 22, 1784 The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.

Commentary

Commentary

On March 22, in the year 1784: The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand. Wat Phra Kaew, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Em erald Buddha and officially as Wat Phra Si Rattana Satsadaram, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple in Thailand. Why March 22, 1784 matters: The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards. Historical context: March 22, 1784 The Early Modern era accelerated global exchange of ideas, goods, and technologies, expanding science, navigation, and everyday material culture. The event on this day: The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Phra_Kaew (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)