P03258.357
Photograph P03258.357 Period 1990-1999Young novice monks cut timber to make repairs to the fabric of Wat Ounalom, a temple located in central Phnom Penh, just north of the Royal Palace. The majority of Buddhist monks today are relatively
P03258.355 Accession Number: P03258.355
Description
Young novice monks cut timber to make repairs to the fabric of Wat Ounalom, a temple located in central Phnom Penh, just north of the Royal Palace. The majority of Buddhist monks and nuns today are relatively young novices, reflecting the fate of many older monks and nuns at the hands of the Khmer Rouge, when they were singled out for particularly brutal treatment during the 1976-1979 period of autogenocide for being 'incompatible with the revolution'. Tens of thousands of monks were expelled from their wats (or temples) and it is estimated that 50,000 died at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. In 1981, about 5,000 monks were recorded as practicing in Cambodia, compared to over 100,000 monks and novices recorded in 1969. Cambodia's spiritual heritage is, however, slowly reviving thanks to the dedication of these clerics, especially after Theravada Buddhism was reinstituted as the state religion in 1989.
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Accession Number
P03258.355
Maker
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 35mm
Support: Acetate
Support: Acetate
Date Made
1993
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor H Smith
Copyright
AWM copyright
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