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DESCRIPTION
The Bayon (Prasat Bayon) is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes.TRANSCRIPT
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Feţele gigantice şi enigmatice au trăsăturile regelui Jayavarman VII şi îl înfăţişează pe Lokeshvara, (Avalokiteshvara), Boddishattva al compasiunii
Buddha în meditaţie aşezat pe un tron format de şarpele Nâga.
Fotografii: Fotografii: ♦ Sanda ♦ Sanda FoişoreanuFoişoreanu
♦ ♦ Sanda NegruSanda Negruţiuţiu
Prezentare: Sanda Prezentare: Sanda FoişoreanuFoişoreanu
Angkor
Muzică: ♦ Oliver Shanti - Avalokiteshvara, mirror of four directions