Ancient Stone Pillar: Historical Kmer Artifacts seen in Indochina and its Current Changing Status

Abstract

"Pangol - Bangol - Bongol" translates as "stone pillar." The majority of the stone pillars are from the ancient Khmer civilisation. with the construction of a castle devoted to the gods and the purchase of land to become the gods' land Sandstone pillars are popular and are carved into square shapes with rounded corners. The pillars are set back from the castle. Distance is determined by the topography of the location. Embroidery has no specific direction. However, it is stitched so that the community can easily see it. The placement of the stone indicates that the space between the castle and the stone pillar is the domain of the gods and heaven. It is vital to have servants to service religious locations when a castle is established as a house of worship. Some inscriptions also mention the offering of servants, dancers, and musicians as castle servants, with the purpose of serving the Brahmans who perform ceremonies there. These slaves were required to perform maintenance tasks. and look for agricultural products to donate to the temple