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Welcome to Angkorpedia

In my time making images of the Angkor temples, I have spent over 10,000 hours exploring the temples themselves, read countless books and research papers, and spent time with many local guides and international scholars.

My purpose here was to try to really understand the temples, to delve deeply into the history, archaeology, architecture, iconography, mythology and religious beliefs that make these ancient places so special. For me, I feel that a deeper understanding of the Angkor temples’ messages and meanings helps me to make better images; by fully appreciating their mysteries I am better able to reveal the spirit of these places in my work.

Angkorpedia is an ongoing attempt to share this meticulous research. My work here is not yet complete, I still visit the temples and add to my research every day, and many of these articles are yet to be fully developed. It may take me years yet to write down everything I have learned, and to describe and upload the hundreds of thousands of photographs and illustrations I have made.

Angkorpedia is intended to work alongside My Journal, where I discuss wider topics, delve deeper into specific areas of interest, and share more of my personal thoughts and experiences.

I hope that my sharing this here helps you to get more joy from these wonderful temples, and to share in my love for the Spirit of Angkor.

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Temples of Angkor
See Exploring Angkor in My Journal, and especially My Temple Visitor's Guide.
Ak Yom Temple Angkor Thom South Gate Angkor Thom Temple Complex Angkor Wat Temple Bakong Temple Baksei Chamkrong Temple Banteay Chhmar Temple Banteay Kdei Temple Banteay Prei Temple Banteay Samre Temple Banteay Srei Temple Banteay Thom Temple Banteay Torp Temple Baphuon Temple Bat Chum Temple Bay Ka-ek Temple Bayon Temple Bei Temple Beng Mealea Temple Chau Say Tevoda Temple Chau Srei Vibol Temple Chrung Temples Damrei Temple at Koh Ker East Baray East Mebon Temple East Top Temple Indratataka	Jayatataka Kbal Spean Koh Ker Kravan Temple Krol Ko Temple Krol Romeas Kutishvara Temple Leak Neang Temple Lolei Temple Neak Poan Temple North Khleang Temple Palilay Temple Phimai Temple Phimeanakas Temple Phnom Bakheng Temple Phnom Bok Temple Phnom Krom Temple Phnom Kulen Phnom Rung Temple Pre Rup Temple Preah Enkosei Temple Preah Khan of Kompong Svay Preah Khan Temple Preah Ko Temple Preah Pithu Temple Group Preah Vihear Temple Prei Monti Temple	Prei Prasat Temple Prei Temple Roluos Rong Chen Temple Royal Palace Royal Terraces Sambor Prei Kuk South Khleang Temple Spean Thma Srah Srang Suor Proat Temple Ta Keo Temple Ta Nei Temple Ta Prohm Kel Temple Ta Prohm Temple Ta Som Temple Tep Pranam Temple Terrace of the Elephants Terrace of the Leper King Thom Temple at Koh Ker Thommanon Temple Tonle Sgnout Temple Wat Athvear Temple Wat Phu Temple West Baray West Mebon Temple West Top Temple
Kings of Angkor
Chronology of Angkor Kings Angkor State Temples Dharanindravarman I Dharanindravarman II Harshavarman I Harshavarman II Harshavarman III Indravarman I Indravarman II Indravarman III	Indravarman IV Ishanavarman II Jayavarman I Jayavarman II Jayavarman III Jayavarman IV Jayavarman V Jayavarman VI Jayavarman VII Jayavarman VIII	Jayavarman IX Jayaviravarman Rajendravarman II Suryavarman I Suryavarman II Udayadityavarman I Udayadityavarman II Yashovarman I Yashovarman II
History
Aryans Cham Champa Chenla	Funan Hariharalaya Indrapura Jayabuddhamahanatha	Yashodharapura Yashodharatataka Zhou Daguan
Architecture
Angkor Architectural Styles Angkor Lintel Styles Anastylosis Antarala Antefix Arogayasala Baluster Balustrade Cella Colonette Corbel Corbel Arch Cornice	Decorative Lintel Delamination Dharmasala False Door Gopura House of Fire Laterite Library Linga Lintel Mandapa Mukhalinga Pediment	Pilaster Portico Quincunx Redented Sanctuary Sema Somasutra Stele Structural Lintel Stucco Tympanum Vault
Mythology and Religion
Agni Airavata Amitabha amrita Ananta Anantasayin Angada Apsaras Arishta Arjuna Ashram Asuras Attributes Avalokiteshvara Avatar Balaha Balarama Bali Bana Bhadreshvara Bhaisajyaguru Bhumidevi Bhumisparsa Mudra Bodhisattva Brahma Brahman Brahmani Brahmi Brahmin Buddha Chakra Chakravarti Churning of the Ocean of Milk Daitya Dasaratha Deva Devaki Devata Devi Dharma Dharma Dharmachakra Dikpalas Dubhi Durga Gajasimha Gandharvas Ganesha Garuda Gopala Govardhana Hamsa Hanuman Hayagriva Himavatta	Hinayana Hiranyakasipu Indra Indrajit Ishana Janaka Jatamukuta Kailasa (Mount) Kala Kalanemi Kaliya Kalkin Kalpa Kama Kamsa Kareikalammeyar Kartikeya Kaurava Kesin Kinnara Krishna Kubera Kurma Kuvalayapida Lakshmana Lakshmi Lanka Lokeshvara Mahabharata Mahakala Mahayana Buddhism Mahesvara Makara Mandara (Mount) Maricha Matsya Meru (Mount) Mohini Naga Nagini Nandi Nandikeshwara Narasimha Navagraha Nectar Nirrti Padmanabha Pandava Parvati Puranas Pushpaka Rahu Rakshasa Rakshasi Rama	Ramayana Ravana Reachisey Rig Veda Sapta Matrikas Sarasvati Sati Shaivism Shakti Shesha Shiva Simha Simhamukha Sita Skanda Soma Sugriva Surya and Chandra Tara Tataka Theravada Buddhism Tilottama Trailokyavijaya Tribhuvanadityavarman Trijata Trimurti Trivikrama Uchchaihshravas Uma Umamahesvara Ushnisha Vahanas Vaishnava Vaishnavism Vajrasattva Valin Valmiki Vamana Vanara Varaha Varahi Varuna Vasudeva Vasuki Vayu Vedas Vedic Gods Vibhishana Viradha Vishnu Yaksha Yakshini Yama Yogini Yuga
Language
Angkor Banteay Baray Beng Chedei Damrei Devaraja Dvarapala Gaja Guru Howdah Jaya Kalasa Kampong Kendi Khan Khmer Ko	Kompong Maha Mahout Mandalas Mebon Mudra Nagapasa Nagara Neak Pala Palanquin Phnom Prasat Preah Prei Pura Rishi Sampot	Sanskrit Spean Srah Srei Sri Stung Stupa Tantric Tataka Thom Vajra Vara Mudra Varman Vihara Vihear Vitarka Mudra Wat Yoni

Full Alphabetical Glossary
Agni Airavata Ak Yom Temple Amitabha Amrita Ananta Anantasayin Anastylosis Angada Angkor Angkor Thom South Gate Angkor Thom Temple Complex Angkor Wat Temple Antarala Antefix Apsaras Arishta Arjuna Arogayasala Aryans Ashram Asuras Attributes Avalokiteshvara Avatar Bakong Temple Baksei Chamkrong Temple Balaha Balarama Bali Baluster Balustrade Bana Banteay Banteay Chhmar Temple Banteay Kdei Temple Banteay Prei Temple Banteay Samre Temple Banteay Srei Temple Banteay Thom Temple Banteay Torp Temple Baphuon Temple Baray Bat Chum Temple Bay Ka-ek Temple Bayon Temple Bei Temple Beng Beng Mealea Temple Bhadreshvara Bhaisajyaguru Bhumidevi Bhumisparsa Mudra Bodhisattva Brahma Brahman Brahmani Brahmi Brahmin Buddha Cella Chakra Chakravarti Cham Champa Chau Say Tevoda Temple Chau Srei Vibol Temple Chedei Chenla Chrung Temples Churning of the Ocean of Milk Colonette Corbel Corbel Arch Cornice Daitya Damrei Damrei Temple at Koh Ker Dasaratha Decorative Lintel Delamination Deva Devaki Devaraja Devata Devi Dharanindravarman I Dharanindravarman II Dharma Dharmachakra Dharmasala Dikpalas Dubhi Durga Dvarapala East Baray East Mebon Temple East Top Temple False Door Funan Gaja Gajasimha Gandharvas Ganesha Garuda Gopala Gopura Govardhana Guru Hamsa Hanuman Hariharalaya Harshavarman I Harshavarman II Harshavarman III Hayagriva Himavatta Hinayana Hiranyakasipu House of Fire Howdah Indra Indrajit Indrapura	Indratataka Indravarman I Indravarman II Indravarman III Indravarman IV Ishana Ishanavarman II Janaka Jatamukuta Jaya Jayabuddhamahanatha Jayatataka Jayavarman I Jayavarman II Jayavarman III Jayavarman IV Jayavarman V Jayavarman VI Jayavarman VII Jayavarman IX Jayavarman VIII Jayaviravarman Kailasa (Mount) Kala Kalanemi Kalasa Kaliya Kalkin Kalpa Kama Kampong Kamsa Kareikalammeyar Kartikeya Kaurava Kbal Spean Kendi Kesin Khan Khmer Kinnara Ko Koh Ker Kompong Kravan Temple Krishna Krol Ko Temple Krol Romeas Kubera Kurma Kutishvara Temple Kuvalayapida Lakshmana Lakshmi Lanka Laterite Leak Neang Temple Library Linga Lintel Lokeshvara Lolei Temple Maha Mahabharata Mahakala Mahayana Buddhism Mahesvara Mahout Makara Mandalas Mandapa Mandara (Mount) Maricha Matsya Mebon Meru (Mount) Mohini Mudra Mukhalinga Naga Nagapasa Nagara Nagini Nandi Nandikeshwara Narasimha Navagraha Neak Neak Poan Temple Nectar Nirrti North Khleang Temple Padmanabha Pala Palanquin Palilay Temple Pandava Parvati Pediment Phimai Temple Phimeanakas Temple Phnom Phnom Bakheng Temple Phnom Bok Temple Phnom Krom Temple Phnom Kulen Phnom Rung Temple Pilaster Portico Prasat Pre Rup Temple Preah Preah Enkosei Temple Preah Khan of Kompong Svay Preah Khan Temple Preah Ko Temple Preah Pithu Temple Group Preah Vihear Temple Prei Prei Monti Temple Prei Prasat Temple Prei Temple Pura Puranas	Pushpaka Quincunx Rahu Rajendravarman II Rakshasa Rakshasi Rama Ramayana Ravana Reachisey Redented Rig Veda Rishi Roluos Rong Chen Temple Royal Palace Royal Terraces Sampot Sanctuary Sanskrit Sapta Matrikas Sarasvati Sati Sema Shaivism Shakti Shesha Shiva Simha Simhamukha Sita Skanda Soma Somasutra South Khleang Temple Spean Spean Thma Srah Srah Srang Srei Sri Stele Structural Lintel Stucco Stung Stupa Sugriva Suor Proat Temple Surya and Chandra Suryavarman I Suryavarman II Ta Keo Temple Ta Nei Temple Ta Prohm Kel Temple Ta Prohm Temple Ta Som Temple Tantric Tara Tataka (Language) Tataka (Demon) Tep Pranam Temple Terrace of the Elephants Terrace of the Leper King Theravada Buddhism Thom Thom Temple at Koh Ker Thommanon Temple Tilottama Tonle Sgnout Temple Trailokyavijaya Tribhuvanadityavarman Trijata Trimurti Trivikrama Tympanum Uchchaihshravas Udayadityavarman I Udayadityavarman II Uma Umamahesvara Ushnisha Vahanas Vaishnava Vaishnavism Vajra Vajrasattva Valin Valmiki Vamana Vanara Vara Mudra Varaha Varahi Varman Varuna Vasudeva Vasuki Vault Vayu Vedas Vedic Gods Vibhishana Vihara Vihear Viradha Vishnu Vitarka Mudra Wat Wat Athvear Temple Wat Phu Temple West Baray West Mebon Temple West Top Temple Yaksha Yakshini Yama Yashodharapura Yashodharatataka Yashovarman I Yashovarman II Yogini Yoni Yuga Zhou Daguan