Known as the temple of inscriptions, Prasat Krachap is located about 200 metres east from the north-east corner of the Rahal. Originally, Prasat Krac
Known as the temple of inscriptions, Prasat Krachap is located about 200 metres east from the north-east corner of the Rahal. Originally, Prasat Krachap had five Prasat towers built of brick and in quincunx order on a shared platform, four of them square and one rectangular. All were oriented towards the Rahal Baray. This quincunx was enclosed by two laterite walls, the first (inner) one with pillared galleries opening to the outside. The Gopuras to the east and west were of laterite with pillars in sandstone. The large Gopuram had a roof covered with tiles supported by a wooden superstructure, this is indicated by some holes in the stones. A second enclosure also has Gopuras to the east and west, originally they could have been built in wood. The western Gopura has the doorways and pillars carved with around thirty inscriptions from the period of Jayavarman IV, in large script. Despite the desolate condition of most buildings Prasat Krasap is a delightful place and also historically interesting due to the density of its structures and some stone carvings depicting Shiva on Nandi as well as inscriptions. They mention the date of consecration 928, the year when Koh Ker became the capital. The temple inscriptions in Khmer, particularly K. 183 were studied be the renowned French scholar George Coedès, they mainly list the names of slaves and record many donations. Among the places mentioned in the donations are Bhimapura, Amoghapura, and Ugrapura. A Sanskrit inscription on the door pillars of Prasat Krachap, dated 928, consecrates this temple to Tribhuvanadeva. Many temples of Jayavarman were dedicated to gods with the “Tribuvhana-“ being part of their names. “Tri-bhuvana” means “three worlds” and refers to earth, heaven and underworld, together constituting the entire universe.
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