Sacred Places
3 places found
BuddhismAngkor Wat
Siem Reap · Cambodia · temple
The largest religious monument on earth, built for Lord Vishnu by Suryavarman II in the 12th century and in continuous worship ever since: a living Theravada Buddhist Temple whose five towers stand on the Cambodian flag.
BuddhismWat Langka
Phnom Penh · Cambodia · monastery
One of the five oldest wats in Phnom Penh, founded in 1442 CE to safeguard the Tripitaka and to host the Khmer and Sri Lankan monks whose gathering gave the Temple its name. It stands today as a living monastery of teaching and meditation near the Independence Monument.
BuddhismWat Phnom
· Cambodia · monastery
The hilltop pagoda from which Phnom Penh takes its name, founded according to legend in 1372 by a woman named Penh to enshrine Buddha images and a Vishnu statue found in a floating koki tree.