Wat Ounalom

Wat Ounalom

Wat Ounalom from the east.
Shown within Cambodia
Basic information
Geographic coordinates 11°34′05″N 104°55′47″E / 11.56806°N 104.92972°E / 11.56806; 104.92972Coordinates: 11°34′05″N 104°55′47″E / 11.56806°N 104.92972°E / 11.56806; 104.92972
Affiliation Theravada Buddhism
(Thammayut sector)
Country Cambodia
Architectural description
Completed 1443

Wat Ounalom (Khmer: វត្តឧណ្ណាលោម; Khmer pronunciation: [ʋɔət ʔunnaːloːm]) (also Wat Unnalom and several other spellings) is a wat located on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, near the Royal Palace of Cambodia.[1] As the seat of Cambodia's Mohanikay order, it is the most important wat of Phnom Penh, and the center of Cambodian Buddhism. It was established in 1443 and consists of 44 structures.[2] It was damaged during the Khmer Rouge but has since been restored.[2] The main complex houses a stupa that contains what is believed to be an eyebrow hair of Buddha and an inscription in Pali.[2]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 Ray, Nick (2005). Cambodia. Lonely Planet. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-74059-111-9. Retrieved 14 January 2011.


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