Devatas, Angkor Wat
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Ref.#06 3756 ~ Devatas, Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Buddhist texts to refer to supernatural beings are devata, not eternal like Gods, but nonetheless represent the good. Devatas adorn the bas-relief stone columns throughout Angkor Wat and were thought to protect the inhabitants within the temple. The figures were defaced (note the broken noses likely during the occupation by the Khmer-Rouge in the 1970's.
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Buddhist texts to refer to supernatural beings are devata, not eternal like Gods, but nonetheless represent the good. Devatas adorn the bas-relief stone columns throughout Angkor Wat and were thought to protect the inhabitants within the temple. The figures were defaced (note the broken noses likely during the occupation by the Khmer-Rouge in the 1970's.
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