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Angkor Wat: See Phra Borom Vishnulok and Die IV

Angkor Wat: See Phra Borom Vishnulok and Die IV^01,02.

First revision: Aug.22, 2020
Last change: Sep.12, 2021
Searched, compiled, rearranged, and examined by Apirak Kanchanakongkha.

The Churning of the Ocean of Milk

8. The carving of this section was not completed. We should find here Mount Mandara, as well as the depiction of the vessel containing the amrita, but only small-sized images of the elephant Airavata and the horse Ucchaihshravs, two of the by-products of the churning, can be seen above the disc held up by Vishnu.

Outside the eastern gate
Half-pediments
A. HPR: Krishna fighting an elephant.
B. HRL: Rama and Lakshmana in a forest.
C. HPR: Hanuman fights two demons, Ravana is watching.
D. HPL: Rama and Lakshmana, surrounded by monkeys.
E. HPR: The same actors, under a tree.
F. On the wall, inside: the 16th c. inscription by king Ang Chan.

HPR = Half-pediments right
HPL = Half-pediments left

Vishnu's victory over the Asuras
A. The armies of the asuras, coming from both sides, converge towards the center of the panel where Vishnu and Garuda inflict severe blows on men and animals alike. We know from an inscription that this panel was completed in the middle of the 16th century. The same applies to the next bas-relief. Their style is different and the execution of the carvings less appealing, lacking the refinement of the panels carved in the 12th century.

Origins, definitions, and Descriptions:
01. Michel Petrotchenko, Focusing On The Angkor Temples, The Guidebook, 4th Edition, 2017, Printed and Bound in Thailand, Amarin printing and Publish PCL.
02. Michael Freeman, Claude Jacques, ANCIENT ANGKOR: BOOKS GUIDES, River Books, Bangkok, Thailand, 2009.

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