Phnom Bakheng sacred mountain-temple complex
Southeast Asian Traditions Sacred site / complex
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Phnom Bakheng sacred mountain-temple complex is cataloged as a Sacred site / complex within Southeast Asian Traditions. Its candidate country context is “Cambodia” and its period or origin is “Early 10th-century foundation with later Buddhist use; protected monument.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Historical Khmer Shaiva royal-temple and later pilgrimage traditions.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Phnom Bakheng; Vnam Kandal; Bakheng temple
- Parent tradition
- Historical Khmer Shaiva royal-temple and later pilgrimage traditions
- Public geographic context
- Cambodia
- Period / origin
- Early 10th-century foundation with later Buddhist use; protected monument
- Living / historical status
- Protected historical sacred mountain-temple and pilgrimage monument
- Access / protocol
- Institution-specific
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateCambodia
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
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Stable attribution
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Phnom Bakheng sacred mountain-temple complex. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 3321. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/3321
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA