KHMER Flashcards
are a member of a class of celestial beings in Hindu and Buddhist culture.
Apsaras
They were originally a type of female spirit of the clouds and waters, but, later play the role of a “nymph” or “fairy”
APSARAS
are standing figures in Khmer architecture and elements of Khmer art.
DEVATAS
are human or demonic temple guardian, generally armed with lances and clubs. Their function is to protect the temples.
DVARAPALA
a mythical animal with the body of a lion and the head of an elephant.
GAJASIMHA
a divine being that is part
man and part bird.
GARUDA
At Angkor, it is portrayed as a guardian of temples and as a mount for some wariors.
GAJASIMHA
He is the lord of birds, the mythological enemy of Nagas, and the battle steed of Vishnu.
GARUDA
He had no religious statues and served only as a decorative motif.
INDRA
a ferocious monster symbolic of time in it all devouring aspect and associated with the destructive side of the god Shiva.
KALA
a mythological hero and avatr of the god Vishnu.
KRISHNA
They are frequently depicted as having multiple heads, always uneven in number, arrange in a fan. Each head has a flared hood, in the manner of a cobra.
NAGA
Mythical serpents,
NAGA
an Angkorian temple home to the temple’s primary deity.
CENTRAL SANCTUARY
tall finger-like spire, usually richly carved, common to much of Khmer religious architecture
PRANG
The Khmer temples typically enclosed by a concentric series of walls, with the sanctuary in the middle.
ENCLOSURE
a passageway running along the wall of an enclosure or along the axis of a temple, often open to both sides.
GALLERY
an entrance building
GOPURA
It is a rectangular building elongated along the temple’s east axis and divided into four courtyards by galleries.
HALL OF DANCERS
a structure of a type found in certain late 12th century temples constructed under King Jayavarman VII
HALL OF DANCERS
the name given to a type of building found only in temples constructed during the reign of late 12th century monarch Jayavarman VII.
HOUSE OF FIRE OR DHARMASALA
are a common feature of Khmer Temple architecture.
LIBRARY
Angkorian engineers tende to use the _______________ in order to construct rooms, passageways and openings in buildings.
CORBEL ARCH / CORBELLING
Masterpiece of the Angkorian Architecture and was dedicated to the God Vishnu.
ANGKOR WAT
