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Preah Khan
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Mid-12th Century |
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Religion |
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Buddhist |
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Ruler |
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King Jayavarman VII |
Whenever the "official" religion of
the king changed from Buddhist to Hindu, the Hindu followers
did a fabulous job of destroying 10,000's of Buddha statues.
But when the religion changed from Hindu to Buddhism, the
Buddhist followers simply worshiped the Hindu gods as if
they were Buddhist statues, without destroying anything.
Today vandals steal the heads to sell
on the black market.
Preah Khan
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(C) Patrick Creusere 2000-2027. The photos on this page taken with:
Canon 20D Digital SLR and Canon 16-35mm L, and 24-70mm L Lenses. |
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