The Poem of Angkor Wat (ល្បើកអង្គរវត្ត Lpoek Angkor Vat or Lbaeuk Ângkôr Vôtt), is a Khmer poem which dates from the beginning of the 17th century. It celebrates Angkor Wat, the magnificent temple complex at Angkor and describes the bas-reliefs in the temple galleries that portray the Reamker.[1]The Poem of Angkor Wat is considered to be the earliest original literary work in Khmer language.[2] It is one of the two great epic poems of Cambodia with the Reamker[3] in the style of the Indian epic poetry.[4]
AngkorWat (/ˌæŋkɔːr ˈwɒt/; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia. Located on a site measuring 162...
000–150,000 people. The PoemofAngkorWat composed in Khmer verse in 1622 describes the beauty ofAngkor Thom. Angkor Thom is in the Bayon style. This manifests...
of their patron god at present. Vishvakarma Puja Vishvakarma (caste) Shilpa Shastras Great Architect ofthe Universe Vishwakarmas ThePoemofAngkor Wat...
city, home to the famous AngkorWat temples, was named the ASEAN City of Culture for the period 2021–2022 at the 9th Meeting ofthe ASEAN Ministers Responsible...
still and facing forward in the manner of temple guardians or custodians are called devatas. AngkorWat, the largest Angkor temple (built in 1113–1150...
"tonfa" Bas-relief of arm shield. Located at AngkorWat (1100s) Elbow to the jaw pass the arm shield. Bas-relief located at AngkorWat (1100s) Bokator spear...
like Bayon and AngkorWat still remain today, scattered throughout Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam as a reminder ofthe grandeur of Khmer arts and...
shadow puppetry. AngkorWat in Siem Reap also has mural scenes from the epic Battle of Lanka on one of its outer walls. Below are a few ofthe most prominent...
figure of King Ketumala known from ThePoemofAngkorWat and Cambodian Royal Chronicles prior to the fifteenth century. Okna Veang Thiounn rewrote the Royal...
throughout history. AngkorWat (Angkor means "city" and Wat means "temple") is the best-preserved example of Khmer architecture from the Angkorian era along...
mystical poem, largely written in 1577, first published, in French translation in Paris Pang Tat, called Neak Pang, ThePoemofAngkorWat (ល្បើកអង្គរវត្)...
"Etymology ofthe terms Siam, Thai, Lao, and Khom, and the Social Characteristics of Demonyms") ตำนานนครวัด ("Tamnan nakhon wat"; "The History ofAngkorWat")...
couldn't get over the holy side and weep where I was supposed to by history," he wrote cynically about his trip to Israel in thepoem "AngkorWat", continuing...
AngkorWat, so the Khmer traditions were the first center for the court music, which evolved and changed as the Lao kingdom grew and prospered in the...
world. However, in 2015, the site was pulled out from the tentative list along with 11 other sites. Indonesia portal AngkorWat Bali Hinduism in Indonesia...
of Cambodia AngkorWat Krama See Help:IPA/Khmer and Khmer language § Phonology. De facto with Nokor Reach since 1990. "Complete National Anthems of the...
means of Buddhist missionaries, Indian traders and scholars who traded with the Khmer kingdoms (such as Funan and Angkor) and Srivijaya, with whom the Indians...
Phai, ลิลิตยวนพ่าย, see below for details), "Defeat ofthe Yuan," is a historical epic poem in the Thai language about rivalry between Ayutthaya and Lanna...
Prambanan and AngkorWat were erected to celebrate the king's divine rule on earth. The devaraja concept of divine right of kings was adopted by the Indianised...
further afield, relating it to AngkorWat and the Kundalini. The purpose ofthe work was to go beyond his previous tetralogy The Alexandria Quartet. In an...
Angkor. The lovers eloped but both were killed by Outey's foreign mercenaries in Khsach Kandal. The reign of Thomma Reachea II is representative of an...
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from the sea, a Khmer noble from Angkor, a ruler from one ofthe gulf cities, or a Chola." Other than being the legendary founder of Ayutthaya, the only...
expands the Khmer Empire and built AngkorWat during the first half ofthe century. He establishes diplomatic relations with China. 1115: The Georgian...
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