A la découverte d'un hôpital angkorien (An Angkorian Hospital)
Excavations related to medicine and healthcare in Angkorean times.
Publications Books Angkor: An Introduction
'In the minds of the Khmers, these ruins were never inert buildings without souls, but monuments with a vital quality...
Publications Angkorian Grandeur & Post-Colonial Cambodia (1953-1970)
Angkorian legacy played a central part in the building of national identity and cultural fabric of independent Cambodia.
Publications Banteay Chhmar and the Military Protector Hevajra
The god-figure of Hevajra in the puzzling temple complex of Banteay Chhmar, northwest of Angkor.
Publications Bhaisajyaguru and Tantric Medicine in Jayavarman VII Hospitals
Tantrism influence in Angkor-era medical theories and practice.
Publications Death and Mortuary Rituals in Mainland Southeast Asia: From Hunter-Gatherers to the God Kings of Angkor
A journey in time from elite burial rituals in the Neolithic Age to the "temple mausolea" of Angkor.
Publications Fish Scenes, Symbolism, and Kingship in the Bas-Reliefs of Angkor Wat and the Bayon
Follow the fish: what fish representations in Angkorean bas-reliefs can tells us about ancient history.
Publications Garuḍa, Vajrapāṇi and Religious Change in Jayavarman VII's Angkor
A stimulating study in religious mutations during the King-Builder's reign
Photography Guardian Lions of Banteay Chhmar
4 guardian lions unearthed on the 12th century archeological site of Banteay Chhmar.
Publications King in the Temple: Jayavarman VII Case Study
A study in the only four statuary representations of a major Angkorian sovereign.
Khmer Art Worldwide King Jayavarman VII in Angkor Thom
Entry #5 in Khmer Art Worldwide Collection
Publications L’about inscrit du musée national du Cambodge (K. 943) | The K 943 End Piece at NMC
Nouveaux éléments sur le bouddhisme tantrique à l’époque angkorienne | New perspectives on Tantric Buddhism during Angkorean times.
Books Les Monuments Khmers du style du Bayon et Jayavarman VII
A fundamental study on the 'Bayon style' of architecture, which still helps us in better understanding the evolution of Jayavarman...
Publications One Buddha Can Hide Another
Centered on the Bayon, a diachronic reinterpretation of historical assumptions about the reign of Jayavarman VII, and Angkor during the...
Publications Portrait of King Jayavarman VII
Since 1903, statues and bas-reliefs picturing King Jayavarman VII have been extensively studied. This essay summarizes theories and stimulates further research.
Publications Prasat Banteay Chhmar 3D Reconstruction, 1
A synthesis of the architectural history of Prasat Banteay Chhmar, the 'temple-garrison'.
Themes Religion & Belief
Devata Ta Som Devata
The multiple female figures in a relatively small temple erected by Jayavarman VII
Publications Tantric Buddhism at Angkor Thom
The quest for the 'Jayavarman's Triad', by a celebrated Southeast Asian Art historian and curator.
Publications Tantric Buddhism in Phimai: A New Reading of its Iconographic Message
The interaction between Tantric Buddhism as developed in the Khorat region of Siam and its Khmer versions across what is...
Publications Two Yoginis of Hevajra from Thailand
Two female dancers statuettes discovered in the 1950s and what they tell us about Khmer art and religion, Tantric Buddhism...