Sa Kamphaeng Yai sanctuary ,The largest and best preserved Khmer sanctuary of Si Sa Ket Province
Sa Kampang Yai sanctuary is at Ban Kamphaeng Yai ,26 Kilometres from Amphoe Mueang and 2 kilometres before Uthumphon Phisai district office.
This Large Khmer sanctuary has 3 pagodas on the same based. The main pagoda is the middle one built of sandstone and bricks.
It’s beautiful shape is still intact. Lintel,Buddha images ,fired clay Buddha image prints and bronze artwork have been found here.
This sanctuary was built in the 16th Buddhist century as an offering to the god Shiva.
It was later transformed into a Buddhist temple in the Mahayana sect in the 18th Buddhist century.
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They are in fact in very good condition if you are interested in Khmer ruin ,plenty of opportunities to walk around them or pictures.
The stone that is base of the lingam. The lingam is seen as a symbol of the energy and potential of Shiva himself.
Beautiful and old lintels ,There are 13 original lintels here ,all are the depicting Hindu religious stories.
How to get there .. the best way is you can hire taxi from your hotel or the airport but you can rent the car or motorbike and drive by yourself.
GPS is working for this place … you can use this word ” วัดสระกำแพงใหญ่” copy and paste when use GPS for searching.. (15.1190978,104.0915111)
