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Baksei Chamkrong
Baksei Chamkrong (also spelled Baksey Chamkrong, km, បក្សីចាំក្រុង) is a legendary monarch of Cambodia, whose life and rule are known from the ''Cambodian Royal Chronicles''. Despite a lack of historicity, the narrative of his epic has had a lasting influence on Cambodian culture and politics. Etymology According to linguist Saveros Pou, the old Khmer meaning of the root ''krong'' is kept in the name of Baksei Cham Krong, meaning the King watched over by a bird, while in modern Khmer, ''krong'' means city, town, or country. Legend The legend of Baksey Chamkrong, which originated in Wat Vihear Suor, is told in the Cambodian Royal Chronicles, and it is presented here in the version published by Mak Phoeun in 1984. The legend was enriched in 1998 by further study of the Chronicles and connection with Khmer folklore by Ros Chantrabot in his book on Khmer history. Auspicious sign of a being-of-merit In 1552 of the Buddhist era, 1008 of the Christ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bang Klang Thao
Si Inthrathit ( th, ศรีอินทราทิตย์, ; also spelt ) was the first king of the Sukhothai Kingdom, a historical kingdom of Thailand, and ruled from 1238 until around 1270. He is credited as the founder of the Phra Ruang (พระร่วง) Dynasty, itself credited as the first historical Siamese dynasty, having a double claim to this title: for being cradled precisely in the region designated by foreigners as "Siam", and for being the dynasty which freed the Thai principalities from the Cambodian yoke. Difficulties in interpretation Initially known as Pho Khun Bang Klang Hao ( th, พ่อขุนบางกลางหาว), interpreted as ”the lord who rules the sky”, the controversy surrounding this names illustrates the limitations of epigraphy. This science studies inscriptions or epigraphs as writing, to identify graphemes, clarify their meanings, and classify their uses according to dates and cultural contexts. Texts inscribed on stel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khsach Kandal District
Khsach Kandal District ( km, ស្រុកខ្សាច់កណ្តាល) is a district (''srok'') of Kandal Province, Cambodia. The district is subdivided into 18 communes (''khum'') such aBak Dav Chey Thum, Kampong Chamlang, Kaoh Chouram, Kaoh Oknha Tei, Preah Prasab, Preaek Ampil, Preaek Luong, Preaek Ta Kov, Preaek Ta Meak, Puk Ruessei, Roka Chonlueng, Sanlung, Sithor, Svay Chrum, Svay Romiet, Ta Aek, Vihear Suork and 93 villages (''phum Administrative divisions of Cambodia have several levels. Cambodia is divided into 24 provinces (''Khaet''; km, ខេត្ត, ) and the special administrative unit Phnom Penh. Though a different administrative unit, Phnom Penh is at provin ...''). References External linksKandal at Royal Government of Cambodia website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnom Santuk
Phnom Santuk ( km, ភ្នំសន្ទុក) is a hill and cultural site in the Cambodian province of Kampong Thom. Located in Ko Koh village, Ko Koh commune, Santuk District, it is the most sacred mountain of the province. The summit is accessed by a stone pathway with many statues flanking the way. At the top is a white-walled temple and many shrines and deities, including several reclining Buddhas made out of rock, measuring more than in length. Monks inhabit the site. Etiology Phnom Santuk appears in the epic legend of Baksei Chamkrong. When the general Ta Moeng welcomes Baksei Chamkrong and Tak He who are fleeing from Angkor, he provides them with shelter and feeds them out of pity. He goes out to collect rice, water, fish, meat and leave it to Tak He as food for the trip. In the legend, the narrator etiologically explains that the place was a place of refuge at a mountain of despair and is therefore known as Phnom Asontuk (Khmer: ភ្នំអាសន្ន ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva
Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hinduism. Shiva is known as "The Destroyer" within the Trimurti, the Hindu trinity which also includes Brahma and Vishnu. In the Shaivite tradition, Shiva is the Supreme Lord who creates, protects and transforms the universe. In the goddess-oriented Shakta tradition, the Supreme Goddess ( Devi) is regarded as the energy and creative power (Shakti) and the equal complementary partner of Shiva. Shiva is one of the five equivalent deities in Panchayatana puja of the Smarta tradition of Hinduism. Shiva has many aspects, benevolent as well as fearsome. In benevolent aspects, he is depicted as an omniscient Yogi who lives an ascetic life on Mount Kailash as well as a householder with his wife Parvati and his three children, Ganesha, Kartikeya and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Cœdès
George Cœdès (; 10 August 1886 – 2 October 1969) was a 20th-century French scholar of southeast Asian archaeology and history. Biography Cœdès was born in Paris to a family of supposed Hungarian-Jewish émigrés. In fact, the family was known as having settled in the region of Strasbourg before 1740. His ancestors worked for the royal Treasury. His grandfather, Louis Eugène Cœdès was a painter, pupil of Léon Coignet. His father Hippolyte worked as a banker. Cœdès became director of the National Library of Thailand in 1918, and in 1929 became director of L'École française d'Extrême-Orient, where he remained until 1946. Thereafter he lived in Paris until he died in 1969. In 1935 he married Neang Yao. He was also an editor of the ''Journal of the Siam Society'' during the 1920s. He wrote two texts in the field, ''The Indianized States of Southeast Asia'' (1968, 1975) (first published in 1948 as ''Les états hindouisés d'Indochine et d'Indonésie'') and ''The Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khmer Inscriptions
Khmer inscriptions are a corpus of post-5th century historical texts engraved on materials such as stone and metal ware found in a wide range of mainland Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Laos) and relating to the Khmer civilization. The study of Khmer inscriptions is known as Khmer epigraphy. Khmer inscriptions are the only local written sources for the study of ancient Khmer civilization. More than 1,200 Khmer inscriptions of varying length have been collected. There was an 'explosion' of Khmer epigraphy from the seventh century, with the earliest recorded Khmer stone inscription dating from 612 AD at Angkor Borei. Beyond their archeological significance, Khmer inscriptions have become a marker of national identity. Language: Sanskrit, old Khmer, and rarely Pali The languages used on Khmer inscriptions are either ancient Khmer or sanskrit while a few have also been found in pali, though the latter are no older than the 14th century. The oldest inscription in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendravarman II
Rajendravarman II ( km, រាជេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី២) was the king of the Khmer Empire (region of Angkor in Cambodia), from 944 to 968 AD. Rajendravarman II was the uncle and first cousin of Harshavarman. His principal monuments, located in the Angkor region of Cambodia's Siem Reap province, are Pre Rup and East Mebon.Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., The king claimed links to the royal line of the Chenla state that had its capital at Bhavapura (the city's location is debated) and predates the start of the Khmer empire in 802 AD. Inscriptions say that the Khmer empire under his tutelage extended to southern Vietnam, Laos and much of Thailand and as far north as southern China. An inscription at Pre Rup relates that Rajendravarman II was a great warrior, his sword frequently blood-stained, his body as hard as a diamond. Though the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harshavarman I
Harshavarman I ( km, ហស៌វរ្ម័នទី១; or Rudraloka, died in 923) was an Angkorian king who reigned in 910–923 CE. He is mentioned by David P. Chandler, who is one of the foremost western scholars of Cambodia's modern history."Book Review: Voices from S-21" . ''The American Historical Review'' (October 2002). Family Harshavarman was a son of King and his Queen, who was a sister of . Grandparents of Harshavarman ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnom Bakheng
Phnom Bakheng ( km, ភ្នំបាខែង ) is a Hindu and Buddhist temple in the form of a temple mountain in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia. Dedicated to Shiva, it was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman (889-910). Located atop a hill, it is nowadays a popular tourist spot for sunset views of the much bigger temple Angkor Wat, which lies amid the jungle about 1.5 km to the southeast. The large number of visitors makes Phnom Bakheng one of the most threatened monuments of Angkor. Since 2004, World Monuments Fund has been working to conserve the temple in partnership with APSARA. History Constructed more than two centuries before Angkor Wat, Phnom Bakheng was in its day the principal temple of the Angkor region, historians believe. It was the architectural centerpiece of a new capital, Yasodharapura, that Yasovarman built when he moved the court from the capital Hariharalaya in the Roluos area located to the southeast. An inscript ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khleang Moeung
Ta Pech, Khleang Moeung or Sena Moeung, or ''Ghlāṃṅ Mīoeṅ'' is a mythical-historical sixteenth century military leader in Cambodia, and a guardian spirit ''neak ta'' whose field of action extends to the entire west of Tonle Sap Lake. Etymology: treasure, strength or center Khleang Moeung has a mixed Khmer and Thai etymology. ''Ghlāṃṅ'' is Khmer for "treasure, keeper for the treasury, storehouse" while ''Mīoeṅ'' is Thai for "municipality, region or country”. Thus, keeper of the local treasury. A similar interpretation is made for the name of Thai national hero Pha Mueang who played a significant role in the founding of the Sukhothai Kingdom, freeing Siam from Khmer rule after the reign of Jayavarman VII in the 13th century. According to another interpretation, ''khlāṃṅ'' is also a Siamese word loaned from the Khmer and can take the acception of “magically strong, having a sacred power” which is in tune with qualities attributed to ''Ghlāṃṅ Mīo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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