Wat Kampong Luong (Angkor Borei)

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the river bank of Angkor Borei.

A seated Buddha statue was removed from the pagoda here and now resides in the Phnom Penh National Museum. According to Nancy Dowling’s study, the statue likely dates to 660-665 AD. The statue was lacquered which, researchers discovered had taken place in four coating phases taking place between the 14th and 19th century, with a synthetic coating in recent times (LY 2021).

More

  • New Light On Early Cambodian Buddhism, Nancy Dowling, 2000
  • La remise au jour du Buddha de Vat Kompong Luong, Bertrand Porte, 2002
  • Traditional Use of Lacquer in Cambodia, Vanna LY, 2021

Map

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