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Inheritance of Khmer
Inheritance of Khmer
Inheritance of Khmer
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have anything in it”; however, farmer’s son said “It had, there are three golden coins
in it”.
The leader of village ordered to people to carry this house in order to see what something is in
main column. The farmer’s said right; hence, the leader of village rendered judgement this
house to owner. All of this thing , it shows about Khmer’s behaviours that like to build high
house as they afraid flood in rainy season ;furthermore , they get something put in to main
column such as silvers ,gold ,and money in order to note or sign of owner house. Moreover,
king likes to build royal palace on the top of the mountains, enter door on South, small ponds
a round temple. For example, Phreah Vehear temple, which has original name “Phnom Phrear
Vehear temple or SREY SE THA KE RI SVA RAK”, enter door on south and build on the
top of highest mountain(ORAL mountain)in Cambodia. If we are measure the height from the
base of mountain to staircase of temple may be 625 matters. This temple, which build by
“CHEY VOR ROR MAN II and YAK SOUNVOR ROR MAN I ”used for fulfilling a pledge,
pray, and sacrificed to the gods who are high power in that time .All Khmer’s celebration in
ancient such as weeding ,since they belief that this temple is sacred temple, they got water
from this temple .Also, the king who lived in this place look like god inasmuch as he wearied
gold cloth and carried gold sword, have a lot of people carried weapon around him .More
over, there were beautiful dancing girls, and his wife was beautiful look like angel coming
from paradise near him ;early morning ,there were foggy and cloudy around him. Because of
this reasons, they thought, it was not temple for human but was temple for god who got
promoting process and developing to people in country. As temple which builds for king to
show about power to their population, it’s also advantages about architecture too. It’s also
policy WIN-WIN between king and population that can good for controlling and managing in
country. In the future, this temple is a part of important tourism for kingdom of Cambodia,
which gets more profit to us.