ThaRum - Musings from Cambodia

Jayavarman VII’s grand work

January 30th, 2008

Statues on the bridge leading to Victory Gate of Angkor Thom

Probably the great defenders of all time

Face-tower of the gateway to Angkor Thom

showing Avalokiteshvara

The gateway to Angkor Thom

Bayon for Buddha

January 27th, 2008

One of the greatest face towers of the Bayon
According to scholars, the face towers of the Bayon bears a strong resemblance to the portrait of King Jayavarman VII, located today in the Musée Guimet in Paris.

The Bayon, the only temple built primarily as a Mahayana Buddhist temple dedicated to the Buddha

Built in the late 12th [...]

Mother monkey

January 25th, 2008

Biking from Angkor Wat to Bayon, I found the monkeys so amusing. Out of the bush, they were having fun along the road, and attracted attentions of both local and foreign tourists. Thanks to the monkeys as some locals begin selling their bananas to tourists.

The mother monkey and her child on a side road to [...]

A day in life in Siem Reap

January 22nd, 2008

Walking to the main entrance of ancient Angkor Wat

The bird lives peacefully in Angkor Wat, a state temple and capital city built in dedication to King Suryavarman II

View of sunset through Angkor Wat temple window

Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s World Heritage Site

Life in Siem Reap

January 20th, 2008

Living by others — the white bird eating bugs on the back of the buffalo

Living by oneself — self-indulgence and selfishness