Neak Pean | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Deity | Shiva |
Location | |
Location | Angkor |
Country | Cambodia |
Geographic coordinates | 13°27′47″N 103°53′40″E / 13.46306°N 103.89444°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Khmer |
Creator | Jayavarman VII |
Completed | second half of the 12th century[1] |
Neak Pean (or Neak Poan) [2] (Khmer: ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ, "the entwined serpents") at Angkor, Cambodia is an artificial island with a Mahayana Buddhist temple on a circular island in Jayatataka Baray, which was associated with Preah Khan temple, built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII.[3]: 389 It is the "Mebon" of the Preah Khan baray (the "Jayatataka" of the inscription).[4]