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	Angkhirot, 
	
	a  
	Buddha statue at the 
																												
			ubosot 
					(fig.) 
	of 
						
			
						
																												
	Wat Ratchabophit 
	(fig.), 
	was cast under the royal initiative of King 
	
			
			Rama IV 
	(fig.), 
	with the flame or  
	rasmie placed directly on top of the head (fig.), 
	whilst King
			
					
					
					Rama V 
		      
		      
		       
				(fig.) 
	later had the 
	 statue  of plated 
	with eight layers of gold, which made the statue shine with so much 
	splendor, that it was given the name Angkhirot, which means ‘having a ray of 
	light emanating from the body’. 
	
								
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