Monk walking in Angkor Wat Cambodia
Monk is a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Angkor Wat or Angkor Vat is a temple at Angkor Cambodia built for king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city The largest and best preserved temple at the site it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre first Hindu then Buddhist since its foundation The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture It has become a symbol of Cambodia appearing on its national flag and it is the country s prime attraction for visitors Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture the temple mountain and the later galleried temples It is designed to represent Mount Meru home of the gods in Hindu mythology within a moat and an outer wall 3 6 km 2 2 miles long are three rectangular galleries each raised above the next At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers Unlike most Angkorian temples Angkor Wat is orientated to the west scholars are divided as to the significance of this As well as for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture the temple is admired for its extensive bas reliefs and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls
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