Neak Pean

Neak Pean
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The central pond at Neak Pean
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Location
LocationAngkor
CountryCambodia
Neak Pean is located in Cambodia
Neak Pean
Location in Cambodia
Geographic coordinates13°27′47″N 103°53′40″E / 13.46306°N 103.89444°E / 13.46306; 103.89444
Architecture
TypeKhmer
CreatorJayavarman VII
Completedsecond 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]

  1. ^ tourism of cambodia
  2. ^ "Preah Neak Poan". Lonely Planet. 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. ^ Higham, C., 2014, Early Mainland Southeast Asia, Bangkok: River Books Co., Ltd., ISBN 9786167339443
  4. ^ Angkor