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Early medieval · Hindu · Thailand

Phra That Narai Cheng Weng

That Na Weng, Mueang Sakon Nakhon, Sakon Nakhon · 17.1871°, 104.0958°

Krishna (Vishnu)KhmerKhmer, Baphuon
Sacred since
957 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
16th-17th Buddhist c. (Baphuon-period Khmer art)
Khmer

History & significance

A sandstone Khmer prang on a laterite base outside Sakon Nakhon town, carved with a lintel showing Krishna slaying a lion in Baphuon-period style. It is the principal Khmer Hindu monument surviving in the province.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Local tradition holds that the sanctuary was raised entirely by women, in a building contest against the men who put up Phra That Phu Pek.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Khmer