Temples of Angkor. Build between 800 and 1219. Unesco World Heritage site. Angkor Wat. The Buddha Muchalinda represents a moment in the Buddha's enlightenment. Deep in meditation, the Buddha was not aware of rising lake waters, sent by a demon to drown him. The Naga serpent king raised the Buddha on his snake coils and protected him.

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Photographer: Sven Tetzlaff

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Friday 23 July 2010

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Saturday 31 August 2019

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Angkor, architectural, Architecture, Asia, Buddhism, building, Cambodia, edifice, edifices, Hinduism, people, place of worship, religion, religious building, structures, temple, Unesco world heritage site

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