| Title | Bayon Bas-Reliefs of Chams and Khmers in Battle, on Land and Sea (Bas-Reliefs in Outer Gallery, South Side, East Wing) |  |
| Creator | Palgen-Maisonneuve, Mimi | |
| Subject | Bayon | |
| Subject | Jayavarman VII | |
| Subject | king of Cambodia | |
| Subject | Khmer temple | |
| Subject | temple mountain | |
| Subject | Mount Meru | |
| Subject | Buddhist temple | |
| Subject | face twoers | |
| Subject | bas-reliefs | |
| Subject | children | |
| Description | Jayavarman VII’s (1181-c.1220) state temple, set at the heart of the capital city of Angkor Thom, was never completed, and interpretations of the face towers vary. Most believe the faces to be representations of Lokesvara or Avalokitesvara, the bodhisattva of compassion, due to the Buddhist orientation of Jayavarman VII’s reign. Because the temple passed through different architectural and religious phases, it has also been surmised that the towers represent Brahma, the four-headed god from the Hindu pantheon. The Bayon contains elaborate bas-reliefs depicting scenes from history, Hindu mythology, and daily life. | |
| Description | This item digitized and made available online with funds provided by United States Department of Education, TICFIA (Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information) Grant P337A05006. | |
| Publisher | Northern Illinois University Libraries - Southeast Asia Digital Library (http://sea.lib.niu.edu) | |
| Publisher | Mimi Palgen Photographs, Arizona State University. | |
| Contributor | Arizona State University. | |
| Date | 1946-1962 | |
| Type | Photograph | |
| Identifier | SEAImages:PALGENSEP1722 | |
| Source | Then and Now: Historical Photographs of Cambodia | |
| Relation | SEAImages:SRBY04 | |
| Coverage | Cambodia | |
| Rights | Please goto http://www.asu.edu/lib/archives/permission.htm for copyright information. | |
