Asparas in Bas Relief
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Ref.#06 3862 ~ Asparas in Bas Relief, Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. Three Apsaras appear on the pillar at the 12th-century Buddhist temple the Bayon. Their origin is explained in the story of the churning of the Ocean of Milk found in the Vishnu Purana. Stories in the Mahabhara-ta detail the exploits of individual Apsaras, who were often used by the gods as agents to persuade or seduce mythological demons or heroes. The widespread use of Apsaras as a motif for decorating the walls and pillars of temples and other religious buildings, however, was a Khmer innovation.
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Apsaras are beautiful, supernatural female beings. They are youthful and elegant, and superb in the art of dancing. Three Apsaras appear on the pillar at the 12th-century Buddhist temple the Bayon. Their origin is explained in the story of the churning of the Ocean of Milk found in the Vishnu Purana. Stories in the Mahabhara-ta detail the exploits of individual Apsaras, who were often used by the gods as agents to persuade or seduce mythological demons or heroes. The widespread use of Apsaras as a motif for decorating the walls and pillars of temples and other religious buildings, however, was a Khmer innovation.
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