“the one which had best merged with the jungle, but not yet to the point of becoming a part of it”
“Rājavihāra”
“Five mountains rising above the earth”
“After almost 10 years of relentless efforts… Chau Say Tevoda is no longer in danger of disintegration”
“They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is you never forget an elephant.”
“Churning of the Sea of Milk”
“as the measurements of solar and lunar time cycles were built into the sacred space… meant to perpetuate the king’s power and to honor and placate the deities manifest in the heavens above.”