Also recorded as Vat Lo, Chean Chum, Pothivong Leu Pagoda, Can Cum, and Vat Pothivon Leu… It’s a contemporary monastery that is built upon a base of laterite likely originating from an ancient temple site. It is also the origin of inscriptions recorded under
- K. 10 – stele with 18 lines of Khmer, modern – NIC I, p. 96
- K. 11 – stele with 9 lines of Khmer – IC II, p. 7
- K. 12 – hospital stele with 15 + 14 + 17 lines of Sanskrit – Barth 1903[b], p. 460
- K. 422 – doorframe with 5 lines of Khmer – IC II, p. 9
- K. 1239 – doorframe with 14 lines of Sanskrit + 4 lines of Khmer
Map
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Site Info
- Reference ID: HA12775 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Leu (V.) | Khmer: វត្តលើ
- Other Names: Chean Chum (Vat Lo), Chean Chum., Preah Bat Chean Chum, Can Cum (V. Lo)
- Location: Ta Keo Province > Kiri Vong District > Preah Bat Choan Chum Commune > Trâpeang Srâng Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 2
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 1635
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 648
- Inscription Number/s: K. 10 , K. 11 , K. 12 , K. 422 , K. 1239
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, Aymonier, Hospital Chapel, Hospital Stele, Inscription, Lajonquiere, MH, pa, Parmentier, Phnom Bayang, Stele, Temples, Wat
Historical Inventories of Leu (V.)
- 1900, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 161 (Site Name: Preah Bat Chean Chum Region: Treang)
- 1902, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 2 (IK #: 2 Site Name: Chean Chum (Vat Lo) Region: Treang, Takeo)
- 1913, Parmentier, Complément à l'inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, in BEFEO Tome 13 (Site Name: Can Cum )
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 648 Site: Chean Chum. - Inscribed pierced transported to Vat Lo'. Region: Treang
- 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 109 (Site Name: Can Cum (V. Lo))
Leu (V.) Inscription References
- K. 10 / K. 553 - Lines: 18 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): Moderne Ref: 1989, Pou, Nouvelles Inscriptions du Cambodge I, p. 96
- K. 11 - Lines: 9 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): vie-viie Ref: 1942, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 2, p. 7
- K. 12 - Section: 1 Lines: 15 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 1108 Ref: 1903, Barth, Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 3,, p. 460
- K. 12 - Section: 2 Lines: 14 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 1108 Ref: 1903, Barth, Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 3,, p. 460
- K. 12 - Section: 3 Lines: 17 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 1108 Ref: 1903, Barth, Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 3,, p. 460
- K. 422 - Lines: 5 Script: Khmer Date (Saka): vie Ref: 1942, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 2, p. 9
- K. 1239 / Ka 62 - Lines: 14 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): 574 Ref: -
- K. 1239 / Ka 62 - Lines: 4signes Script: Khmer Date (Saka): ? Ref: -
