Religion

The lingam (Khmer: លិង្គ) and yoni (Khmer: យោនី) are sacred Hindu symbols of divine unity and creation. The lingam represents...

This relief from the 10th century depicts the Hindu deity Shiva performing the cosmic dance of creation and destruction, known...

The spread of Hinduism from its heartland in the Indian subcontinent to other parts of Asia, particularly Southeast Asia, began...

Long before the silence of Angkor’s jungle temples was broken by tourists’ footsteps, the mighty Garuda (Khmer: គ្រុឌ krud) stood...

Pchum Ben (Khmer: ភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌ) is one of Cambodia’s most significant and deeply spiritual festivals, rooted in Buddhist belief and the...

Cambodia is a country where history, religion, and culture interweave in every corner. Among its most enduring symbols are the...

The White Elephant Pagoda (Khmer: វត្តដំរីស, Wat Damrey Sor) is a landmark Buddhist temple in central Battambang, easily recognized by...

Beginnings: A Deity of Union In the shadowed sanctuaries of pre-Angkorian Cambodia, the figure of Harihara (Khmer: ព្រះហរិហរៈ) materializes as...

In the architecture of the cosmos, Mount Sumeru (Khmer: សុមេរុ), or Mount Meru, does not stand as a mountain among...

The Jataka tales (Khmer: ជាតក)—a monumental collection of 547 stories—chronicle the Buddha’s path to enlightenment across countless lifetimes. In these...