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Geomagnetism and the Orientation of Temples in Thailand > Orientations of temples at Ayutthaya seem to have been determined by magnetic compass

📰 Geomagnetism and the Orientation of Temples in Thailand (A free, 11-page article from 2011)

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Phra Čedi (พระเจดีย์) > No one visiting a Siamese monastery, popularly known as a 'wat', would fail to notice a certain structure, pyramidal in form with a slender tapering spire at the top...

📰 Phra Čedi (พระเจดีย์) (A free, 7-page article from 1952)

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The Forgotten Temple of Banteay Chhmar This documentary explores the temple of Banteay Chhmar, an 800-year-old complex that was once a jewel of the Khmer Empire. Over time, it became largely forgotten except by the local people, but is now slowly being rediscovered. The film follows the lives of a Cambodian family living near the complex, highlighting the role the temple grounds play in their life and culture.

📼 The Forgotten Temple of Banteay Chhmar (A free, 42-minute video from 2020)

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A Century of Confusion: The Brick Reliefs of Cambodia's Phnom Trap Towers This article reexamines the iconography of three tenth-century towers located in eastern Cambodia at Phnom Trap, arguing that the figures depicted on the inner brick reliefs are Buddhist, not Vaiṣṇava or Śaiva as previously described in early surveys. By establishing the Buddhist orientation of this site, the author attempts to demonstrate that forms of Buddhism in tenth-century Cambodia were more widespread than previously acknowledged.

📰 The Brick Reliefs of Cambodia's Phnom Trap Towers (A free, 36-page article from 2017)

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