"The Buddha temple inside the ancient of Angkor Thom, which is the shrine place for the local people and where the Chey Buddha Mohanath statue is relocated from the Bayon Temple."
Temple Info
Prasat Preah Vihear Prampi Lveang is located in ancient Angkor Thom, behind the south Sour Prat temple (known as 12 laterite towers) and the south Khleang temple. It is on the right side of the road to the Victory gate or in front of Preah Ang Sang Tuk pagoda.
Preah Vihear meaning "pagoda" and Prampi Lveang meaning "seven-floor". The most important element of this temple is a Buddha statue named "Chey Buddha Mohanath", which was originally kept in the central tower of Bayon temple, but was smashed and buried in a pit under the temple. During the transition from Buddhism to Hinduism.
Researchers only consider the Bayon temple to be dedicated to Brahmanism but converted to Buddhism when they discovered the Chey Buddha Mohanath statue and the Sculpture Bodhisattva Lokeshvara on the porch of the Bayon temple.
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| the Sculpture Bodhisattva Lokeshvara on the porch of the Bayon temple |
According to the article related to Preah Vihear Prampi Lveang and the statue of Chey Buddha Mohanath, which was published in the series of articles in Khmer Cultural Media Network No. 2 (December 2006-December 2007) under the title "Chey Puth Mohanath" written by Im Sokrithy and a brief history book of the capital In Angkor and Khmer society during the reign of Jayavarman VII under the title "Brief History of the Preah Vihear Prampi Lveang "Seven Flats" written by CITEAU and edited as Khmer language by Oung Vorn, described that the Bayon Temple was built in the late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII to house many deities. Some deities are Buddha statues, some are Brahmin deities. Each deity has its own name. The largest deity placed on the upper floor in the middle of the Bayon temple is named "Chey Puth Mahanath".
Shortly after the reign of Jayavarman VII, Brahmanism returned to its role as the first religion. Bayon temple is no different from other Mahayana Buddhist temples, it was converted into a shrine of Hinduism. It was then that Chey Buddha Mahanath lost his role as the most important idol there. So it is not surprising that the image was dropped into the well of the central tower of the temple.
No one remembers this point until 1933, when French archaeologist Georges Trouvé, who worked at the Angkor Conservation, discovered the fragment while excavating the foundations of the central tower. Depth 14 m down. He soon took the pieces and reassembled them into a complete statue that was 3.60 meters high. This event has spread far and wide because Cambodians have been practicing Buddhism for a long time.
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| Fragments of the Chay Buddha Mohanath statues which were found by French archaeologist Georges Trouvé in 1933 at the Bayon temple. |
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| The Chay Buddha Mohanath statues after reassembly by French archaeologist Georges Trouvé in 1933 with 3.60 high. |
On May 17, 1934, His Majesty King Monivong re-arranged the inauguration of the statue and decided to keep it in the corner of the Preah Vihear Prampi Lveang temple, located northeast of the Bayon temple in Angkor Thom for the people worship. Since then, there has been no relocation, only the dismantling of wooden structures to cement.
Temple Facts
Name: Prasat Preah Vihear Pram Pi Lveng /Preah Vihear Pram Pi Lveng Temple
Date: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Religion: Buddha
Dedicated to: Unkown
Affiliation: Unknown
Style: Unknown
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