Wat Ek Phnom
Coordinates: 13 ° 9 ′ 46 ″ N , 103 ° 11 ′ 18 ″ E
Wat Ek Phnom or Wat Ek Phnom is an 11th century under King I. Suryavarman erbauter Hindu temple . The temple is located on the left side of the Sangker River on Prek Daun Taev northwest of Peam Aek 9 km north of the Cambodian provincial capital Battambang . Although partially collapsed and plundered, the temple is notable for its well-preserved lintels and tympana .
Temple complex
A large seated Buddha statue leads to a modern Buddhist pagoda, framed by 18 Bodhi trees , on the grounds of which the ruins of the Hindu temple lie. The place is valued by the residents of the area as a destination for excursions. The temple, built of sandstone and surrounded by a wall made of laterite and a baray , consists of smaller prasats sitting on a platform and is 52 m long and 49 m wide. Beautifully carved reliefs decorate the lintels of these Prasats.
Reliefs
The reliefs depict scenes from Indian mythology , especially from Krishna , to which King Suryavarman I, who became famous through his state reforms, referred.
Lintel of the central tower: Krishna , standing on the personified time "Kāla", lifts Govardhana Mountain and fights the serpent Kaliya.
Lintel over the north entrance: Krishna, standing on the personified time "Kāla", tames the horses
Lintel with tympanum
literature
- David Chandler : A History of Cambodia . 4th edition, Silkworm Books, Chiang Mai 2008, ISBN 978-974-9511-57-2 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Meaning of Numbers in Buddhism .
- ↑ The temple of Ek Phnom .
- ↑ Chandler, pp. 48-51.
- ↑ About Krishna and the horses in Indian mythology .