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The exterior of the Watt's main temple is intricately detailed and brightly colored. It sits on a hill overlooking the surrounding cornfields.

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This example of a Buddhist temple in Cambodia shows the classicalness of the design of Watt Munisotaram.

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Ven. Vicheth Chum Talks about Day to Day Responsibilities as a Monk.

"Our services our busy every day, mostly every weekend, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. People make ceremony in this hall. Sometime they invite us to their home for seven days or one…

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The two Buddhas in the upper sanctuary both are performing the Bhumisparsha mudra.

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View looking west from the Watt Munisotaram of the surrounding farmland.

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The group of statues refers to the story of Sujãtã, a daughter of a rich man, who prayed to the tree-spirit of the Bodhi tree to have her first child be a son.1 Sujãtã's prayer was fulfilled, and she sent her maid to the Bodhi tree to clean up the…

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Multicolored LED lights concentrically ring the high ceiling of the upper level of the stupa. The lights represent the state (or path to) enlightenment and Nirvana.

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This standing statue has the name Miss Bakly Angeline (Bakly Sithor) engraved on the pedestal.