Two Narrative Buddhist Steles

ចម្លា ករ់ ឿងអំពីព្ពះពុទ្ធសាសនា២ផ្ទ ងំចម្លា ក់ព្ពះពុទ្ធអងគនិងរោកបាលទងំ បួនបាននាំដង្វា យមកថ្វា យ /ព្ពះ ពុទ្ធអងគយាង រៅសម្មែង ធមមរទ្សនារលើកតំបូង ភសត ុតាង ករ ើញរៅ ោនព្ពះពុទ្ធសាសនា ព្រងុ អារនេយ៍ អងគ ធំ រសៀមរាបបាយ័នែ អងគ ធំ រសៀមរាប ថ្មភក់ ចុងសតវតសទ្ី១៣រដើមសតវតសទ្ី១៤ (ក.1712 / ក.1710)

Two Narrative Buddhist steles | Offering of the four Lokapālas to the Buddha / The Buddha’s invitation to the First Preaching Remnant of a ​“Buddhist terrace” in the North-West corner of Angkor Thom, Siem Reap/​Bayon Temple, Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Sandstone, Late 13^th-early 14^th c. (Ka 1712 — Ka 1710)

These notice drafts skecthed by a renowned researcher show once again the need for a comprehensive, updated cataloguing of the National Museum of Cambodia (NMC) treasures, and the necessity of gathering expertise and input from researchers to achieve that. 

We’ll note that the theme of the Buddha’s birth is a recurrent one in Buddhism-influenced Khmer art, especially in the Angkor Wat Gallery of the Thousand Budddhas (Preah Poan). The major statue of the Buddha’s mother with her infant, once central in said gallery, now lives in the National Museum of Thailand.