Prasat Nong Hong Buddhist , Thailand

Address

Prasat Nong Hong Buddhist , Non Din Daeng, Buriram 31260 Thailand

Diety

Buddha

Introduction

The Prasat Nong Hong is a Buddhist Khmer sanctuary in Thailand, in the province of Buriram . It is a set of three brick towers, facing east, and resting on a single laterite platform. The three towers have a square plan, of the stepped type, the central tower being the largest. The whole is surrounded by a laterite wall pierced by two entrances, one to the east, the other to the west. According to the type of decoration and architecture, this sanctuary is style Baphuon and dates from the 14 th century. Apparently in the Chong Moon Lee Museum of Asian Art in San Francisco is a lintel on display, said by a Thai conservation group to belong to Prasat Nong Hong. The group believes that the lintel had been stolen from the the Nong Hong temple ruin during the Vietnam war. The lintel carved from white sandstone features Lord Yama, or the god of death surrounded by flowers. This Khmer temple complex is located about 100 kilometres south of Buriram. The site dates to the 16th Buddhist century, and is comprised of three brick pagodas built on the same laterite base and surrounded by a laterite wall and a moat. This is one of the lesser known temples surrounding Phanomrung.