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Emerald Buddha Vihara

File:Cambodia Emerald Buddha Vihara.png Cambodia Emerald Buddha Vihara (1885-1902) by King Norodom of Cambodia
Cambodia Emerald Buddha Vihara At Royal Palace of Cambodia
Official Name Emerald Buddha Vihara
Architecture by Tep Nimit Mork
Vihara built by Norodom of Cambodia Year (1885-1902)
Rebuilt (1962) by Queen Sisowath Kossamak
Other name Wat Preah Keo Morakot or Silver Pagoda

The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh.[1] The official name is Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot (Khmer: ព្រះវិហារ ព្រះកែវមរកត) or Emerald Buddha Vihara was built between (1885-1902) in the style of Khmer architecture of wooden structures during the reign of King Norodom. It was later demolished and rebuilt in 1962 by Queen Sisowath Kosamak. "Preah Vihear​ Preah Keo Morakot" is a temple that holds many national treasures, such as: Buddha statues made of gold, silver, bronze and many other jewels, especially the Buddha statue made of emerald , which everyone calls (Emerald Buddha) and the statue of the Buddha made of emeralds were blessed in the only ceremony to worship God in 1965 and the real lost in Cambodian War (1970-1979). [2] [3] [4] [5]

History Emerald Buddha Vihara

Emerald Buddha Vihara did not have any monks, so King Norodom Sihanouk went to live there during the construction of (Preah Phnous) for one year (on the day 14th of the second month of the year, "Kol Nopvasak") BE 2490 (corresponding to July 31, 1947). He was ordained a monk and took the Temple of the Emerald Vihara Twilight as a place of dharma's daily devotion to the Dharma. Due to the fact that Preah Keo Morakot Temple has a patriarch as a monk, this temple was renamed Wat Ubaosoth Preah Chin Rangsey Reachea Norodom Ratanaram (Khmer: វត្តឧបោសថ ព្រះជិនរង្សីរាជានរោត្ដម រតនារ៉ាម'). The meaning: The Dharma Pagoda God of the Light King Norodom​ Wealth Aries. This temple is called "Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot" because of a statue made of precious stones made from emeralds kept in this temple. This temple is called by foreign tourists as "Silver Pagoda" because the floor is made of silver, the whole floor is covered with 5329 silver tiles and some of its outer facades was remodeled with Italian marble., Each panel weighs 1,125 kg. There are 1,650 artifacts on display in the temple, most of which are Buddha statues made of gold, silver, bronze, and adorned with precious stones such as diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and other precious stones, Another notable feature is the 90-kilogram gold statue of the Maitreya Buddha, which carries 9,584 diamonds, the largest of which is 25 carats. [6] The Maitreya Buddha This quarter has a history with the Lan Xang Kingdom of Laos, now has the same shape as the Lao Phra Bang, a gift from the King of Cambodia to the Lao King Fa Ngam. (Fa Ngum) When the Thailand king invaded Angkor (1352 - 1357) during the reign of King Soriyavong. [7] [8] The Maitreya Buddha created in the palace workshops during 1906 and 1907 by King Sisowath of Cambodia. After the Cambodian Civil War the gold Maitreya Buddha lost most of its a thousand diamonds. During King Norodom Sihanouk's pre-Khmer Rouge reign. The wall that surrounds the structures is covered with murals of the Reamker painted in 1903-1904 by Cambodian artists directed by the architect of the Silver Pagoda Oknha Tep Nimit Mak.[9] The legend of Preah Ko Preah Keo is also represented by two statues.

It is a notable wat (Buddhist temple) in Phnom Penh; Its grounds being used for various national and royal ceremonies. The cremated remains of Norodom Sihanouk are interred in the stupa of Kantha Bopha located on the temple's compound.

Loss of the King's Five Royal Throne

Loss of the King's Five Royal Throne in Cambodia History During King Norodom Sihanouk's present-Khmer Rouge reign.

  • Preah Khan Reach (The Royal Sword) Preah Khan Reach: is a sacred sword made of gold, a legacy from the kings of Angkor.
  • Preah Morkod Reach (The Royal Crown) Made of 2 kg gold and adorned with 2,086 diamonds.
  • Preah Veal Vichany (The Royal Hand fan) It is made of special feathers and gold rods for use in the royal ceremony.
  • Preah Sopor Batuka (The Royal Shoes) The shoes were made of pure gold for the king to reign.
  • Preah Moha Swet Chhat (The Royal​ White Umbrella) The White Umbrella luxurious seven-tiered silk satin for the throne.

The Legend of Emerald Buddha

File:Cambodia Real Emerald Buddha.png
Cambodia Emerald Buddha, 14th Century by King Lompeng Reachea 1349. lost in (1970-1980) picture 1965

From​ French Bibliography Mr.Félix Gaspard Faraut from the manuscript said the day of the Buddha Emerald 1911. Some a cording palm Leaf notes​ at Pagoda in Kandal Province. The Emerald Buddha living at Pataliputra (Khmer: BaliButta) in 214 BCE 2nd century, at the state of India, It is now the city of Patna during the reign of Milinda Panha King. after the India Civil War the only one monks name: Nagasena 3rd or 4th century take the Emerald Buddha go to Sri Lanka in a City Anuradhapura. A hundred year continue 483 BCE to ​563 BCE (Sri Lanka-Hold the Buddha Theravāda) 6th century. The journey of the Emerald Buddha continue with royal family "Shailendra dynasty" move living to island Java, It is now the Java of Indonesia in 8th-century.[10] The royal family "Shailendra" built the biggest Buddha temple Borobudur. At the time king "Srivijaya" in (Khmer: Srey Vichey) the royal family of "Kaundin" in (Khmer: Kaodin) near the Melayu Kingdom and the order borrow the Emerald Buddha and the Buddhist texts with the two ship. During that time the journey ship back meet the large (Tropical storm) and incident lost way to drift arrives at Khmer mainland at near the (O Keo beach) It is now Óc Eo An Giang Province, Vietnam and the people take the Emerald Buddha and the Buddhist texts to Khmer King Suryavarman I (Saka 639-656) Corresponding to 1006-1050 AD of Mahayana Buddhism. [11] The legend king Suryavarman I start make the ceremony of worshiping the day of the Buddha Emerald and famously to the Burma (Khmer: Phumea) king now day Myanmar name: Anawrahta (Khmer: Anuratha) of Pagan Kingdom request to Khmer King copy the Buddhist texts of Mahayana Buddhism.​​ a many king after hundred year living the King "Lompeng Reachea" to be king in 1346 but he not Five of Royal Throne the someone hided with the real Emerald Buddha and King "Lompeng Reachea" made another Emerald Buddha in 1349 with the Five of Royal Throne. In 1352 Siam 10,5000 army start invade Angkor City and the King "Lompeng Reachea" death in battle of Angkor, And the Khmer new king "Srey Soriya Vong" raised troops with the help of the "Lan Chhang" (Lan Xang) Kingdom troops, expelled the Siamese army in 1357. The victory over Siamese army he sent a gift bronze Maitreya Buddha to a Lan Xang King name: Fa Ngam (Fa Ngum) and he founded the real Emerald Buddha too. and last noted of Emerald Buddha with the Khmer King "Thoama Reachea" (1373-1380) the battle of Angkor the King Siam name: "Borom Rama Thibadey" in 10,0000 Siamese army with artillery​ attacks Angkor with (7 year) broken the Angkor city kill all Khmer King and take the real Emerald Buddha to "Tep Borey Mohanokhor" (Lopburi) and the over success of Siam King he change name to: "Indra Racha" (Khmer: In Reachea) living at Angkor 2 year and the only one living Khmer King name: "Ponhea Yat" or "Borom Reachea I" (1382-1434) and fight back to "Indra Racha" of Siam king and kill in 1382, after many year the city damage hard to restore he decide to leaving Angkor area in 1387 to "Toul Bansan" at Kampong Cham Province and continue with "Chak To muk" area (Phnom Penh) today. [12] [13]

Gallery

View of the Silver Pagoda complex

Noted

  • Bibliography Mr.Félix Gaspard Faraut 1911
  • Bibliography The Journal of Asian Studies: 1956 Attacks on Angkor before 1430
  • Bibliography Kampuchea Soriya Magazine 1941

References

  1. ^ Brew, Melanie (2008-12-17). "I want to move to ... Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh". Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  2. ^ Julio A. Jeldres (1999). The Royal Palace of Phnom Penh and Cambodian Royal Life. the University of Michigan 4 Sep 2008. p. 132. ISBN 9742020477.
  3. ^ "The March 1970 Coup d'Etat". countrystudies.us. U.S. Library of Congress December 1987. March 1970.
  4. ^ Marie Alexandrine Martin (1994). Cambodia: A Shattered Society. University of California Press. p. 132. ISBN 0520070526.
  5. ^ Dmitriĭ Valentinovich Mosi︠a︡kov (2009). The Khmer Rouge and the Vietnamese Communists:... Yale Center for International and Area Studies 2000. p. 39.
  6. ^ Daniel Robinson, Tony Wheeler (1992). Cambodia: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 126.
  7. ^ Engsoth (1969) The Great Khmer Document publisher: August 29, 2014
  8. ^ Engsoth, Lim yan (1969) Morha-Boros-Khmer Published: 2009
  9. ^ http://www.iias.nl/sites/default/files/IIAS_NL71_0607.pdf
  10. ^ Cœdes, G (1983). The making of South East Asia. translated by H.M. Wright. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780520050617. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  11. ^ George Coedès (1968). Walter F. Vella (ed.). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. trans.Susan Brown Cowing. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
  12. ^ Eng Soth (1969). Moha Boros Khmer volume-1-7. eLibrary of Cambodia (published August 29, 2014).
  13. ^ Bibliography of Asian Studies: (1956). The Far Eastern Quarterly. Association for Asian Studies. p. (Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. 15, No. 5).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

Literature

  • Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums Of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200 pages. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.
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