The sacred nature of neak Pean

The sacred nature of neak Pean

The sacred nature of neak Pean

Pean temple there are five ponds and four small ponds around the large pond in the middle.
Pean Baray is located in the middle of "Victor / Jayatataka" or Northern Baray Baray, which has a width of 900 mm and a length of 3,500 mm.
The temple is built on the same axis with Preah Khan, built on an artificial island, one side has a length of 350 m and a ladder laterite and designed by receipts. In addition, the wall length of 340 mm in a corner surrounded castle.
The central temple is located on the axis of the cross-shaped pools or showers. The first name that is known is her kingdom as Rajasri Pean's modern name, which means "dragon surrounded" the dragon, which surrounded the temple.
According to the words of George Sodes, Finot, and Victor Goloubew given the hypothesis that the "big pond middle of the pond is represented anovotabt a holy pond at Mount Meru-centric world. Pond This gave birth to the rivers charm the big four are: 'Ganges, river Brahma son, River weep today, the river staffs and' pond All of this size is 25 mm in one corner, which at Pean they define an image comes represent these rivers and statues were a symbol element creatures: «Water, soil, fire, and air. ' Water Elephant represented by the north, theatokhyal represented by the heads of the horses in the west, Fire represented by the heads of lions in the south, and the element represented by a human head in the east. Anovotabt pond was filled with hot water springs and are respected in India for the power of kerok of water.
In addition, according to the inscription of Preah Pean spoke about a "mystical island of island beauty rise up and wash all the mud skeptical of coming here to go with me." Bethesda, four and all the spray nozzle discharges carve a variety of human and animal heads, which was thought to have healing properties. This casts doubt that the island Pean minutes therapist or may be used where sins. The suspect is also in line with the sculpture avloketesvar in several places, the TEP rescue beings. Moreover, there is carving its position as the horse to rescue a group of merchant ship ogress as his prey.
Sacred water flows out of the drainage connection from the four large ponds and drainage features are different:
- North: Elephant
- South: Lion's head
- East: a human head
- West: a horse head.

There are four small roof slope dome decorated with lotus position.
- Bethesda North Bethesda for lotthipreahma they assume that the water from the Elephant mail Ganges River Ganges.
- Pond Pond East River flows Brahma son. It is believed that flow from this boosts the power of wisdom as a female Bodhisattva As brachnha_barmitea and purity.
- South Pond represent female power represents the power of the king. When the desired power Ranariddh fight to succeed them in a pond south pond, creating a river called staffs and why they made the river staffs and lion heads, because the lion was born in hell Trai. Tor was born out of the flames of divine wrath swept constitute a lion as Tunisia policies. Drink from a lion's head, believed to have the power and blessings from the goddess Tunisia policies that she killed the giant buffalo head violent hero.
- Western pond drink from the horses they believe will get power immortality vast powers of preahpeay because this horse was born in hell tevlok Vishnu gave preahpeay vehicle. West lake or river flowing creating a whine.
Meanwhile, from the central tower was opened in the east, and three other corner was blocked by a statue absence talo honor no swap and small reliefs of elephants on each side. On the pediment of the tower, depicting the life of Buddha:
- East pediment: Buddha hair
- Western pediments: Buddha of protection goddess mouch Talents
- Pediments North: leave the Buddha's Palace
- South pediments: Buddhist meditation under the Bodhi.
In the central tower was carved body goddess (Sunda and index) chhvay cords around the foundation and the dragon's tail ptthopn in the west is the assumption called Castle said Pean. Special characters in the big pond is chamleaklot horse was swimming towards the island, and an image to hold their horses. This horse is a virtual world seek to rescue merchant ship called dry and his colleagues from the plague. They were shipwrecked in Sri Lanka and was arrested as fodder by the ogress who has the longest fangs.

Plong kralean ancient custom!

Plong kralean ancient custom!

Each year, only to thngaipenhbaunr_mi Tebeth police outside the neighborhood Chak village Siem Reap almost always burn kralean packing cakes Phaav, ansaom lye to take to the Plong kralean tonight salachhtean or monasteries. This is one of many year's Angkor.
It was handed down from fathers to as customs unique from other villages. Locals call this Plong kralean means festival kralean to pour out or left in order to monks to object to merit dedicated to nheateka dead.
Khmer This means 2 1. Regarding agriculture, cultivation and celebrate the harvest crops because our country is dependent on agriculture and farming for many Khmer both before and after planting. Plong kralean not in Buddhism or Hinduism, but net net we take Buddhism as the state religion and mixed with Hinduism, the residents invited monks to attend the ceremony presided over and organized sei. In reality, this is the animated story of doctrine believe in natural water, earth, fire and air. Thus, before the ceremony Plong kralean Which senoanaktea community in advance for either energy landowners make land fertile soil there is not enough rain to pests destroying crops.

2. related to ancestors who have died, the most important reason. Khmer faith who may be born as a human being is an important element 2 is the name of (soul) and (body).
Every person dies he will become as drifting everywhere. So to celebrate the soul born again not to drift too until 2 then they do what's made from ground rice as representative figures. So they took away the glutinous Krolan refer to the body's behalf. They do not take into kralean to put itself in the middle field, not afraid of the soul can not come in, in order for the soul take a picture until they take them away in the woods and took autumn covers just archbishop doing ceremony called rebukes the soul to come and let monks come to the retention of which Blong to soul then get the look they give. The ceremony Plong kralean physical transmission means renewable nepotism benevolent spirit. It is related to Ben, the largest Hindu 15 days they have not ben referred to Ghosts, but refers to the name that received the body to be born again.
In fact, besides Plong kralean more Angkor conservation and continuing to this day, such as rain Meakh bangkokchhmab.

ZIKA VIRUS

ZIKA VIRUS

Zika virus outbreak and enthusiasm spread across the Americas, and at least 3 to 4 million people would be infected Zika in the US this year

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Margaret Chan, said today that Zika virus is now broke and enthusiasm spread around America.
She added that at the moment there are some 23 countries are affected by Zika virus, which is a warning sign and an announcement in a high but not alarming levels.
A few days ago, health officials in Denmark have confirmed that a man was found cases of virus Zika first in Denmark and called for nationals of all its not go to countries in Latin America, while health officials in Denmark have confirmed today that a man was found cases of virus Zika first in Denmark and called for nationals of all its not go to countries in Latin America.
Also virus Zika was found first on monkeys in 1947 in Uganda are in Africa, and in 1952, the disease has infected the first humans through mosquitoes, mosquito and spread in Africa and some islands in the Pacific. Those infected will have fever, headaches, itching and joint pain, watery eyes, a fever and symptoms similar to dengue.