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Bayon

The Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, Prasat Bayoăn [praːsaːt baːjŏən]; /ˈbaɪɔːn/ BAI-on) is a richly decorated Theravada Buddhist temple of the Khmer Empire located at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of King Jayavarman VII (Khmer: ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧), it stands at the centre of Jayavarman’s capital city…

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Location
Angkor Thom
Affiliation
Buddhism
Completed
End of the 12th century CE
Country
Cambodia
Creator
Jayavarman VII
Deity
Avalokiteshvara, Hevajra (Jayagiri)

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related to Bibliography · 50
Bayon → Albanese, Ancient Angkor, Angkor, Angkor Group, Angkor Thom, Archived, Bangkok, Barry, Brukoff, Cambodia, Ch, Claude, Coedès, English, Freeman, French, George, Glaize, Hanoi, Hardback
related to Buddhist symbolism in the foundation of the temple by King Jayavarman VII · 26
Bayon → Also, Angkor, Angkor Thom, Angkorian, Avalokitesvara, Banteay Kdei, Brahma, Brahma's, Buddha's, Buddhist, But, George Coedès, Hindu, Hindus, Jayagiri, Jayavarman VII, Jayavarman VII's, Khmer, Originally, Scholars
related to Etymology · 21
Bayon → According, Ba, Ba Phnom, Bayânt, Brahma, Chey Kĭri, Etienne Aymonier, Indra, Jaya, Jayagiri, Khmer, Latin, Lion Rock, Mountain, Pali Vejayant, Sanskrit, Sanskrit Vaijayant, Sanskritic, Sīnhāgiri, The
related to Alterations following the death of Jayavarman VII · 10
Bayon → Buddhist, Current, During, Hinduism, In, Jayavarman VII, Jayavarman VIII, Khmer, Since, Theravada Buddhism
related to External links · 9
Bayon → Century Khmer Queens, Devata, Gallery, Goddesses, Goddesses Actually, King Jayavarman VIIAre Ancient, Photographic Documentation, The Bayon Symposium, Unesco
related to The upper terrace: 200 faces of Lokesvara · 8
Bayon → Banteay Kdei, In, Lokesvara, Maurice Glaize, Originally, Ta Prohm, The, Wherever
related to The site · 7
Bayon → All, Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Because, The, Unlike Angkor Wat, Within
Affiliation · 1
Bayon → Buddhism
Completed · 1
Bayon → End of the 12th century CE
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angkor temple khmer jayavarman gallery buddhist faces vii king inner towers one buddhism upper terrace cambodia compassion theravada also century

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BayonAffiliationBuddhism1.00infobox
BayonCompletedEnd of the 12th century CE1.00infobox
BayonCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
BayonCountryCambodia1.00infobox
BayonCreatorJayavarman VII1.00infobox
BayonDeityAvalokiteshvara, Hevajra (Jayagiri)1.00infobox
BayonLocationAngkor Thom1.00infobox
BayonSectTheravada1.00infobox
BayonTypeBayon1.00infobox
Ba Phnominstance ofThe first syllable Ba as a Sanskritic prefix was similar to that found in other places0.80text
could signify the presence of a protector or defensorinstance ofThe first syllable Ba as a Sanskritic prefix was similar to that found in other places0.80text
a large crossbowinstance ofwar machines0.80text

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