January 2013
Buddha... and his many incarnations...
below protected by Nāga, the Serpent King... in the Bayon style.
In Buddhist mythology, the Serpent is a spirit or deity of great power, often associated with water
who fights often on the side of good.
story tour boat Mekong Tonle Phnom Penh architect temple mountain city Hindu stupa Angkor Wat galleried bas-reliefs Thom Bayon head Baphuon Preah Khan Ta Prohm Banteay Srei Archaeo Siem Reap Jayavarman Buddh Mahayana Theravada Cambodia art history stone bronze wood statue sculpt south east Asia culture Bangkok travel Thailand voyage articles author art journal magazine museum expo gallery exhibit crafts photo graph show Korea Taiwan Nepal Sri Lanka India
many of these representations come from the height
of the Khmer Empire's (Twelfth to thirteenth centuries) artistic creativity at Angkor Wat, Cambodia
All photos taken at Musée Guimet, Paris.