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Readers may be interested in this online talk by Dr Andrew Harris on Buddhist vihara in Angkor Thom on 26 May 2024 at 7 pm. The zoom meeting details are: Meeting ID: 857 4438 8535 Passcode: 272357; also sign up here.
In this online Zoom talk, Dr. Andrew Harris will summarize the results of fieldwork undertaken between 2017-2024 investigating the archaeology of ancient Theravada Buddhist prayer-halls (vihara/preah vihear) within Angkor Thom. Known as “Buddhist Terraces” in the archaeological record, these structures and their connected religious practices are thought to have gradually supplanted ancient Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist temples (prasat) as focal points of Cambodian religious practice and social order during Angkor’s final centuries as capital of Cambodia (c. 13th-15th centuries), yet are entirely undocumented within Angkor’s historical record. Through this talk,Dr. Harris will discuss how religious transition and social change can be interpreted through the material record using data gathered from survey, mapping, excavation, and artefact analysis.
