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''' Wat Ek Phnom ''' is an [[Khmer architecture|angkorian]] temple located on the left bank of the [[Sangkae River]] near the [[Peam Aek]] spot approximately 13 km north of the city of [[Battambang]] in north western Cambodia. It is a [[Hindu]] temple built in the 11th century under the rule of king Suryavarman I. Although partly collapsed and looted it is famous for its well-carved [[lintels]] and [[Khmer architecture#Bas-reliefs| pediments]].
''' Wat Ek Phnom ''' is an [[Khmer architecture|angkorian]] temple located on the left bank of the [[Sangkae River]] near the [[Peam Aek]] spot approximately 13&nbsp;km north of the city of [[Battambang]] in north western Cambodia. It is a [[Hindu]] temple built in the 11th century under the rule of king Suryavarman I. Although partly collapsed and looted it is famous for its well-carved [[lintels]] and [[Khmer architecture#Bas-reliefs|pediments]].


== The site ==
== The site ==
An enormous white-stone sitting Buddha statue leads to the modern [[Buddhist]] pagoda Ek Phnom surrounded by [[Bhagavad Gita#Overview of chapters|18]] [[Bodhi Tree|Bodhi Trees]] <ref name="Buddhism">{{cite web|title= Buddhism in the Numbers |url=http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma7/numbers.html }}</ref> . The site is deemed as a very popular picnic and pilgrimage destination for Khmers at celebration times. The pagoda opens the way to the ruins of the ancient hinduist temple.
An enormous white-stone sitting Buddha statue leads to the modern [[Buddhist]] pagoda Ek Phnom surrounded by [[Bhagavad Gita#Overview of chapters|18]] [[Bodhi Tree]]s.<ref name="Buddhism">{{cite web|title= Buddhism in the Numbers |url=http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma7/numbers.html }}</ref> The site is deemed as a very popular picnic and pilgrimage destination for Khmers at celebration times. The pagoda opens the way to the ruins of the ancient hinduist temple.
The ancient temple, built of sandstone blocks and enclosed by the remains of a [[laterite]] outer wall and a [[Baray]], consists of small temples or [[Prasat|prasats]] on a platform and measures 52m by 49m<ref name="Tourism">{{cite web|title= Ek Phnom Temple |url=https://itourismcambodia.wordpress.com/category/battambang/ }}</ref>. Mostly reduced to ruins today only the main towers of the temple remain standing whose upper flanks hold some fine bas-reliefs.
The ancient temple, built of sandstone blocks and enclosed by the remains of a [[laterite]] outer wall and a [[Baray]], consists of small temples or [[prasat]]s on a platform and measures 52m by 49m.<ref name="Tourism">{{cite web|title= Ek Phnom Temple |url=https://itourismcambodia.wordpress.com/category/battambang/ }}</ref> Mostly reduced to ruins today only the main towers of the temple remain standing whose upper flanks hold some fine bas-reliefs.


== Bas-reliefs ==
== Bas-reliefs ==
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== Images of the ancient Ek Phnom temple ==
== Images of the ancient Ek Phnom temple ==
<gallery widths=230px heights=230px>
<gallery widths=230px heights=230px>
Image: Ek_Phnom4.JPG|<center> Lintel of the central tower: [[Krishna#Childhood and youth| Krishna]], lifting [[Govardhana hill]] and fighting the [[Kaliya]] snake, whilst standing on a [[Kāla (time)|kala]] </center>
Image: Ek_Phnom4.JPG|<center> Lintel of the central tower: [[Krishna#Childhood and youth|Krishna]], lifting [[Govardhana hill]] and fighting the [[Kaliya]] snake, whilst standing on a [[Kāla (time)|kala]] </center>
Image: Ek_Phnom5.JPG|<center> Lintel above the north door: Krishna taming horses <ref name="Horses">{{cite web|title= Krishna and horses in Indian mythology |url=http://blog.kkaggarwal.com/2011/10/the-significance-of-horses-in-mythology/ }}</ref>whilst standing on kala </center>
Image: Ek_Phnom5.JPG|<center> Lintel above the north door: Krishna taming horses <ref name="Horses">{{cite web|title= Krishna and horses in Indian mythology |url=http://blog.kkaggarwal.com/2011/10/the-significance-of-horses-in-mythology/ }}</ref> whilst standing on kala </center>
Image: Ek_Phnom6.JPG|<center> Lintel with pediment </center>
Image: Ek_Phnom6.JPG|<center> Lintel with pediment </center>
</gallery>
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==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
*[[ David P. Chandler|Chandler, David]]. ''A History of Cambodia''. Silkworm Books Thailand 4th edition 2008. ISBN 978-974-9511-57-2.
*[[David P. Chandler|Chandler, David]]. ''A History of Cambodia''. Silkworm Books Thailand 4th edition 2008. ISBN 978-974-9511-57-2.


[[Category:Angkorian sites]]
[[Category:Angkorian sites]]

Revision as of 12:16, 31 January 2016

Wat Ek Phnom
Wat Ek Phnom
Wat Ek Phnom
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
ProvinceBattambang
Location
CountryCambodia
Architecture
TypeKhmer
CreatorSuryavarman I

Wat Ek Phnom is an angkorian temple located on the left bank of the Sangkae River near the Peam Aek spot approximately 13 km north of the city of Battambang in north western Cambodia. It is a Hindu temple built in the 11th century under the rule of king Suryavarman I. Although partly collapsed and looted it is famous for its well-carved lintels and pediments.

The site

An enormous white-stone sitting Buddha statue leads to the modern Buddhist pagoda Ek Phnom surrounded by 18 Bodhi Trees.[2] The site is deemed as a very popular picnic and pilgrimage destination for Khmers at celebration times. The pagoda opens the way to the ruins of the ancient hinduist temple. The ancient temple, built of sandstone blocks and enclosed by the remains of a laterite outer wall and a Baray, consists of small temples or prasats on a platform and measures 52m by 49m.[3] Mostly reduced to ruins today only the main towers of the temple remain standing whose upper flanks hold some fine bas-reliefs.

Bas-reliefs

The bas-reliefs depict events of Hindu mythology mostly referring to Krishna. In the same way as Krishna, Suryavarman I carried out institutional reforms of the state[4]

Images of Wat Ek Phnom

  • Buddha statue
    Buddha statue
  • modern Wat Ek Phnom
    modern Wat Ek Phnom

Images of the ancient Ek Phnom temple

  • Lintel of the central tower: Krishna, lifting Govardhana hill and fighting the Kaliya snake, whilst standing on a kala
    Lintel of the central tower: Krishna, lifting Govardhana hill and fighting the Kaliya snake, whilst standing on a kala
  • Lintel above the north door: Krishna taming horses [5] whilst standing on kala
    Lintel above the north door: Krishna taming horses [5] whilst standing on kala
  • Lintel with pediment
    Lintel with pediment

References

  1. ^ "History of Ek Phnom".
  2. ^ "Buddhism in the Numbers".
  3. ^ "Ek Phnom Temple".
  4. ^ Chandler, p.48-51.
  5. ^ "Krishna and horses in Indian mythology".

Bibliography

  • Chandler, David. A History of Cambodia. Silkworm Books Thailand 4th edition 2008. ISBN 978-974-9511-57-2.
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