Neak Pean Temple

Description

Neak Pean Temple is a small temple complex centered around water features that were decorated by the king of Cambodia Jayavarman VII. Neak Pean temple is different from many temples of the nearby Preah Khan temple and Krol Ko temple as it involves a walk along a causeway out into the eastern Baray. The water reservoir 3,500 meters long and 900 meters wide. Initially dedicated to the Buddha, the temple was rededicated to Lokeshvara, the Bodhisattva of compassion, However, the central pond of Neak Pean symbolizes lake Anavatapta, a lake located in the center of the world in Buddhist cosmology. Neak Pen temple is almost a good place for visiting by nature surrounding.


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