Ampil Tuk
Ampil Tuk | |
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Village | |
  Ampil Tuk | |
| Coordinates: 11°59′N 104°49′E / 11.983°N 104.817°E | |
| Country |  Cambodia |
| Province | Kampong Chhnang Province |
| District | Kampong Chhnang District |
Ampil Tuk is a village on the Tonle Sap River in Kampong Chhnang Province, Cambodia. It lies to the southeast of Kampong Chhnang City and northeast of Oudoum. The village shape is narrow and largely confined to the banks of the river. Ampil Tuk was bombed 8 times in 1973, twice by B-52s, four times by jets and twice by Lon Nol's T-28s.[1] Ampil Tuk is probably best known for its eight-armed Maitreya bronze statue from Wat Ampil Tuk.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kièrnan, Ben (1985). How Pol Pot came to power: a history of communism in Kampuchea, 1930-1975. Verso. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-86091-097-8. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Nandana Chutiwongs (1984). The iconography of Avalokiteśvara in mainland South East Asia. Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden. p. 389. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Harris, Ian (May 2008). Cambodian Buddhism: History and Practice. University of Hawaii Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8248-3298-8. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ Giteau, Madeleine (1965). Khmer sculpture and the Angkor civilization. Thames and Hudson. p. 131. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
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