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Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh · 11.5557°, 104.9273°
One of the older Theravada monasteries of Phnom Penh, founded in 1442 by Ponhea Yat as a refuge, a repository for the Tripitaka and a meeting place for Khmer and Sri Lankan monks. It escaped destruction under the Khmer Rouge because the regime used the compound as a storage warehouse.
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.
Its name commemorates the gathering of Khmer and Sri Lankan monks, tied to the account of Buddhaghosa copying the scriptures brought from Sri Lanka.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Post-Angkor Khmer (Ponhea Yat)
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