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High medieval · Hindu · Thailand
Prasat Sa Kamphaeng Yai
Ban Sa Kamphaeng Yai, Uthumphon Phisai district, Sisaket Province · 15.1016°, 104.1279°
Shiva (the sanctuary later passed to Mahayana Buddhist use)KhmerKhmer, Baphuon
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
11th c. (Udayadityavarman II)
Khmer
History & significance
An 11th-century Khmer sanctuary in Sisaket province, raised under Udayadityavarman II as a Shiva temple and later converted to Mahayana Buddhist use. Restoration by Thailand's Fine Arts Department recovered a 126 cm Baphuon-style bronze guardian, rated among the finest Khmer bronzes found and now in the National Museum in Bangkok.