Prang Ku

It is assumed that King Jayavarman VII ordered Prang Ku to be built between year 1185 - 1220 in order to dedicate to Phra Phaisachayaguru, the The Buddha of Medicine in Mahayana Buddhism along with two Bodhisattvas to bless his people with health and no disease.

Laterite

Prang Ku is another archaeological site that has the same layout and characteristics as the Arogayasala archaeological site. The evidence that proves that it was built in the 18^th century B.E. is the layout with one Principle prang in the middle, one Banalais or repositories for scriptures in the front surrounded by a wall with gopura only in the front. All were built with laterite except the door frame, lintels, and decorative pillars that are sandstone. They are facing east. There is one pond in the north- east of the prang that is still in a perfect condition. The principle prang is a 5 meter square with 12 wooden recess corners. There is a front door at the front with a porch while the other 3 sides are false doors. There is a Buddha image at the center of the prang sitting cross- legged in a meditating position. Both hands of the image are holding a garland. On both left and right sides of the images are the 4-arms Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva and Prachya Paramita. The front has a lintel with possibly the same images but they are very faded. There is also a stone Buddha image sitting cross- legged in a meditating position at the false door on the north. The image is in Dvaravati Arts. It is 1.75 meters high and the lap is 7.5 meters wide. This image was transferred from another place.

One of many chapels of Arogayasala built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII.

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สิวิกา ประกอบสันติสุข. การศึกษาศิลปะเขมรแบบบายนในภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือของประเทศไทย. วิทยานิพนธ์ปริญญาศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต สาขาโบราณคดีสมัยประวัติศาสตร์ ภาควิชาโบราณคดี บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2531.

สุริยวุฒิ สุขสวัสดิ์, ม.ร.ว. บรรณาธิการ. ปราสาทหินและทับหลัง. กรุงเทพฯ : โครงสืบสานมรดกและวัฒนธรรมไทย, 2542.