The towers of Bayon with four faces ...
The most distinctive feature of Bayona - is a set of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and the group around its central tower. There are obvious similarities between King Jayavarman VII of, whose portrait is stored in the Guimet Museum in Paris, with stone faces on the towers of Bayon. The similarity of the giant 216 persons in the church tower on the other image of the king has led many scientists to conclude that the stone faces are the face of Jayavarman VII. Others say that a person owns Bodhisattva named Avalokitshvara or Lokeshvara. These two hypotheses should not be regarded as mutually exclusive. The famous explorer of Angkor George CODESA assumed Jayavarman followed the tradition of the Khmer monarchs and regarded himself as "Devaraja" (god-king), but that essentially set him apart from his predecessors is the fact that those preaching the Hindu religion, and regarded himself as a oneness with Shiva and his phallic symbol - linga and Jayavarman, being a Buddhist, identified himself with the Buddha and Bodhisattva.
The towers of Bayon with four faces ...
The most distinctive feature of Bayona - is a set of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and the group around its central tower. There are obvious similarities between King Jayavarman VII of, whose portrait is stored in the Guimet Museum in Paris, with stone faces on the towers of Bayon. The similarity of the giant 216 persons in the church tower on the other image of the king has led many scientists to conclude that the stone faces are the face of Jayavarman VII. Others say that a person owns Bodhisattva named Avalokitshvara or Lokeshvara. These two hypotheses should not be regarded as mutually exclusive. The famous explorer of Angkor George CODESA assumed Jayavarman followed the tradition of the Khmer monarchs and regarded himself as "Devaraja" (god-king), but that essentially set him apart from his predecessors is the fact that those preaching the Hindu religion, and regarded himself as a oneness with Shiva and his phallic symbol - linga and Jayavarman, being a Buddhist, identified himself with the Buddha and Bodhisattva.