Faces of Jayavarman 2

by Alan Kepler

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Faces of Jayavarman 2

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Alan Kepler

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Photograph - Electronic Image

Description

The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor, Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. The similarity of the 216 gigantic faces on the temple's towers to other statues of the king has led many scholars to the conclusion that the faces are representations of Jayavarman VII himself.

In 1186 A.D., Jayavarman VII embarked on a massive program of construction and public works. Ta Prohm was one of the first temples founded pursuant to that program.
After the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 15th century, the temple of Ta Prohm was abandoned and neglected for centuries.Angkor Wat was built between A.D. 1113 and 1150, and encompasses an area of about 500 acres. It is one of the largest religious monuments ever constructed. Its name means temple city.

The city where the temple was built, Angkor, is located in modern day Cambodia and was once the capital of the Khmer Empire. The population may have been over 1 million people. It was easily the largest city in the world until the Industrial Revolution.

This city contains hundreds of temples. it was originally built as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu. The god Vishnu is a stature or picture created from the minds of some people with hopes that it would protect them. It never did. It was a stone. So then then the temple was converted into a Buddhist temple in the 14th century. Buddhism was founded in the 4th or 5th B.C. in northern India by a man. His intention in founding Buddhism was to lead people to permanent liberation from suffering and find lasting peace.
Shot with infrared converted Canon 5D MK II and toned in photoshop.

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November 16th, 2016

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