Phnom Penh : Wat Phnom Daun Penh
Wat Phnom Daun Penh or Wat Phnom (English: Wat Phnom Daun Penh) or (Wat Phnom) is an ancient pagoda in Cambodia, approximately 650 years old, having undergone successive construction and renovations during the reigns of four kings. Wat Phnom is a religious, cultural and historical center, which is the main symbol in identifying the name of the city of Phnom Penh. The pagoda is 46 meters high, which is equal to 150 feet (46 meters). The pagoda is also named after the first founder of the pagoda in 1372, who was told about the discovery of four statues in a grove of trees near the river. The four statues include:
- A statue of Vishnu made of jade stone
- A statue of Buddha made of gold
- A statue of Indra made of bronze
- A statue of Budai made of brass This fame has caused many Chinese merchants and Khmer people to come to pray in large numbers, and thus a monk named Dhammalangka was born. The relics of the Buddha were placed at Wat Phutthaya Khosachar. Later, the temple was renamed Wat Chendamdek after the Chinese came to live there and practice metalworking in the area. After going through many wars, the traces of faith were gradually erased. In addition to the changes in the times in Cambodia, the Khmer people who had crossed the Chinese also have different beliefs about their ancestors until now, which started from praying to the statue of Preah Kamchay, which is an art of sculpture from China. Wat Phnom is described as the event of King Panyayat who moved the capital from Toul Bashan, Kampong Cham Province to the Chaktomuk area (currently: Phnom Penh), which is the area of the confluence of four rivers, namely the Tonle Sap, the Upper Mekong River, the Lower Mekong River and the Bassac River. The four rivers meet and are called the Chaktomuk River. Before King Panyayat arrived in the Chaktomuk area, Wat Phnom was already built by Mr. Panyayat in the year 1372 AD, during the reign of King Dhammaraja I, until the reign of King Paramraja I of Ang Panyayat, who moved the capital from Toul Bashan to the Chatomuk area. During the time that the Toul Bashan capital was flooded by a major flood in the year of Rong, in 1397 AD, after three years of building the new city in the Chatomuk area, King Panyayat named the new city "Krong Chaktomuk Mongkol Sakal Kampuchea Thipadei Sereythorabovor Indrabat Borei Roth Reach Seima Maha Nokor" (Krong Chaktomuk Mongkol Sakal Kampuchea Thipadei Sereythorabovor Indrabat Borei Roth Reach Seima Maha Nokor), which is known to everyone as the Chatomuk city, which was declared in 1400 AD.
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