Cát Tiên archaeological site or Cát Tiên Sanctuary ( vi, Thánh địa Cát Tiên) is an archaeological site located between the two sectors of
Cát Tiên National Park
Cát Tiên National Park ( vi, Vườn quốc gia Cát Tiên) is a national park located in the south of Vietnam, belonging to the area of 3 provinces Đồng Nai province, Đồng Nai, Bình Phước province, Bình Phước and Lâm Đồ ...
,
Cát Tiên District,
Lâm Đồng Province Lâm is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Lin in Chinese and Im in Korean.
Lam is the anglicized variation of the surname Lâm.
Lam is also a commonly held surname of Cantonese speakers of Chinese descent. Large populations in ...
, southern
Central Highlands. Accidentally discovered in 1985, the site has been subjected to debate among historians about its origin. The highly Indianized civilization which developed this site inhabited it between the 4th century and 9th centuries AD.
''Relics tell story of medieval-era Central Highlands civilisation''
/ref> The hill temple 1A of Cát Tiên features the largest stone lingam
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional im ...
ever found in Southeast Asia.
Gallery
Image:Temple 2 Cat Tien.jpg, One of the temples at mound no.2
Image:A1 Temple Cat Tien.jpg, Temple 1A on top of a hill
Image:Cat Tien large lingam.jpg, Stone lingam at temple 1A, at 2.1 meter tall, this is the largest stone lingam ever found in Southeast Asia
Image:Lintel Cat Tien.jpg, Lintels of temple, Cát Tiên Museum exhibition
Image:Cat Tien lingam.jpg, A stone linga
Image:Cat Tien gold.jpg, Golden leaf with Lakshmi
Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Illusion"). Alo ...
figure. Golden lingam amulet
Image:Cattien ceramic bowl.png, A ceramic bowl, Vietnam Museum of History
Image:Cattien copper axe and mold.png, Copper axe and mold
Image:Cattien copper linga.png, A copper linga
A lingam ( sa, लिङ्ग , lit. "sign, symbol or mark"), sometimes referred to as linga or Shiva linga, is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. It is typically the primary ''murti'' or devotional im ...
Image:Cattien pottery burial jar.png, Ceramic burial jar
Image:Cattien rock crystal linga.png, Crystal linga
Image:Cattien stone yoni.png, Stone yoni
''Yoni'' (; sometimes also ), sometimes called ''pindika'', is an abstract or aniconic representation of the Hindu goddess Shakti. It is usually shown with ''linga'' – its masculine counterpart. Together, they symbolize the merging of microc ...
Image:Cattien the Uma goddess riding the Mahisa buffalo monster.png, A statue of Uma
Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi in ...
riding the Mahisa buffalo
Image:Cattien tower bricks.png, Bricks for tower building
References
External links
Cat Tien Relics
Populated places established in the 4th century
Archaeological sites in Vietnam
Culture of Vietnamese Central-Highlands
Indianized kingdoms
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