The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo
The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo
The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. XLIV, Part 1-2, 1956 - Khamkoo
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THE LOFTY SANCTUARY OF KHAO PI-IRA VIl-lAR<br />
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<strong>the</strong>re seemH no doubt from its setting, <strong>the</strong> direction in which it<br />
is orientated, and its remoteness from what must have been <strong>the</strong><br />
struggling and toiling life on <strong>the</strong> plain, that Phra Vihar was a<br />
mountain retreat, a sanctuary for meditation where quietness pre"<br />
vailed. Herein lies <strong>the</strong> romantic in onr temple at <strong>the</strong> summit.<br />
For two hundred and fifty years <strong>the</strong> kings and priestly<br />
hierarchy <strong>of</strong> this Indo-Khmer civilization, one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> greatest empires<br />
that Asia has ever known, found it necessary from time to time to<br />
retreat to <strong>the</strong> quietnes!:l <strong>of</strong> Khao Phra Vihar. Above all, it was for<br />
this reason that such a remarkable site was chosen.<br />
Much ha
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