The Temple is more colloquially known as the Golden Buddha Temple for, apparently, the golden statue of Buddha enshrined inside. The Buddha is in a sitting position, with two legs crossing, left hand placed on the leg, palm up, and right hand on the right leg, palm down, middle finger touching the ground. This posture is said to be a traditional one from the scene of Shakyamuni’s enlightenment at Bodh Gaya from the Buddhism saga. The statue is measuring 3m (9.8ft) at height and approximately 3.1m (10.2ft) from one knee to another. The statue is weighing 5.5tonnes and said to be containing about 60% of pure gold, although this cannot be confirmed and the gold substance is not distributed uniformly. Since the statue is assembled of nine parts instead of one single piece, it is believed that the torso of the statue contains 40% of pure gold, 80% for the head and as high as 99% for its hair and topknot. Calculate in line with the current rate, the statue is worth at least 250million USD, and that is merely the number before factoring in the artistic and historical value.

The Golden Statue is one of the most priceless national treasures of Thailand, but its origin cannot be accurately pinpointed now. It adopts an artistic style quite clearly from the Sukhothai Dynasty, a regime ruled the vicinity known as north and central Thailand today around early 13th century to 15th century. The statue was once coated with a thick layer of stucco to prevent from being stolen and was housed in an unnoticeable temple for a rather lengthy period, until it was transported to a newly-built temple around mid 1950s, and the coating fell off by accident during the progress, disclosing the treasure. Wat Traimit is located in an area predominantly inhabited by Chinese and was erected with the funding from three affluent Chinese. The temple itself is of distinct Buddhist architectural style ubiquitously seen around Thailand, with white marble, golden, pointy rooftop decorated with dazzling, intricate patterns and carvings.