Prasat Ta Muen

It is assumed that in the era of King Jayavarman VII during the 18^th century B.E, it was used as an accommodation for travelers or Dharamshala because it is in the route between Mueang Phra Nakhon Luang and Mueang Phimai as shown in the Prasat Phra Khan inscription, it is called "The House with Lights"

Laterite

The diagram of Prasat Ta Muen is a characteristic of an archaeological site called "Dharamshala or a traveler's lodge" which King Jayavarman VII, around the 18th century, had ordered to build along the important routes throughout the kingdom. The place is a single prasat constructed with laterite and sandstone. The diagram is a square with recessed corners. The front of the prasat is a long room built of laterite. There is a door connected to the prasat on the west. This long room has one wall cut into a row of windows. Other walls were made of false windows. There is one entrance and exit on the east with a sandstone lintel carved into a Buddha image sitting cross-legged in a meditating position.

It's an important example of a house with lights or a traveler’s lodge that King Jayavarman VII had ordered to be built. It also made known that the ancient route between Mueang Phra Nakhon and Mueang Phimai had passed through Ta Muen channel.

1. Prasat Ban Bu (Kuti Ruesi Ban Bu) Buriram

2. Prasat Nong Plong, Buriram

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

อนงค์ หนูแป้น. การศึกษากลุ่มปราสาทตาเมือน อำเภอกาบเชิง จังหวัดสุรินทร์. วิทยานิพนธ์หลักสูตรศิลปศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต (โบราณคดีสมัยประวัติศาสตร์) ภาควิชาโบราณคดี บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย มหาวิทยาลัยศิลปากร, 2535.