Kuk Roka Temple | Hello Angkor

Area: Kampong Thom Province > Krong Stueng Saen > Sangkat Srayov > Roka Village
| Type: Ancient Remains & Temples

A cruciform-shaped sandstone temple with a basin in the northeast corner that, according to an inscription at the site, is one of the Hospital Chapels of the Jayavarman VII era. Inscriptions found here were registered under K 155 (the “hospital” stele), K 435 (recorded from a doorframe), and K 482 (on the doorframe in situ). The site also has heritage in the post-Angkor era.

The temple is located on monastery/school grounds and features an array of sandstone blocks arranged around its perimeter including lintels, pedestals, and other remnants. There is a small basin surrounded by laterite blocks near the site and the monastery grounds also features a large Buddha statue of recent times.

Lintels

There are two lintels still in situ on the temple and another six lintels, or pieces of, immediately around the temple. Styles and eras of the lintels differ which is interesting. Some are likely recycled from an earlier 7th-century site. The site is also where a “Nine Deities Panel” was found which now resides in the National Museum apparently.

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Site Info

Reference ID: HA12741 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
Site Name: Kuk Roka (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទគុករកា
Other Names: Kuk Roka (Temple), Rokà (K.)
Location: Kampong Thom Province > Krong Stueng Saen > Sangkat Srayov > Roka Village
Inventaire Khmer IK: 197.02
MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 1595
Inscription Number/s: K. 155 , K. 435 , K. 482
Tags/Group: 12th Century, Hospital Chapel, Hospital Stele, Inscription, Jayavarman VII, pa, Parmentier, pr, T4, Temples

Historical Inventories of Kuk Roka (Pr.)

1913, Parmentier, Complément à l'inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, in BEFEO Tome 13 (Site Name: Prasat Roka )
1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 158 (Site Name: Rokà (K.))

Kuk Roka (Pr.) Inscription References

K. 155 / Ka 41 - Section: 1 Lines: 21 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): vie-viie Ref: 1953, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 5, p. 64
K. 155 / Ka 41 - Section: 2 Lines: 32 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): vie-viie Ref: 1953, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 5, p. 64
K. 435 - Section: A Lines: 24 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 1108 Ref: 1915, Finot, Notes d'épigraphie. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 15, p. 108
K. 435 - Section: B Lines: 24 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 1108 Ref: 1915, Finot, Notes d'épigraphie. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 15, p. 108
K. 435 - Section: C Lines: 24 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 1108 Ref: 1915, Finot, Notes d'épigraphie. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 15, p. 108
K. 435 - Section: D Lines: 26 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 1108 Ref: 1915, Finot, Notes d'épigraphie. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 15, p. 108
K. 482 - Section: 1 Lines: 8 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): vie Ref: 1953, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 5, p. 28
K. 482 - Section: 2 Lines: 12 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): vie Ref: 1953, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 5, p. 28

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