Cambodia: Neak Pean during the dry season, the central island faced by a statue of Balaha (Bodhisattva Guanyin transformed into a horse), Angkor. Neak Pean ('The entwined serpents') is an artificial island with a Buddhist temple on a circular island in Preah Khan Baray built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. A baray is an artificial body of water. The central pool represents the Himalayan Lake Anavatapta, located at the summit of the universe, which was believed to give birth to the four great rivers of the world.

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