Imagined five figurines beside complete log
AI interpretation; statue forms and riverbank imagined.
Overview
The selected account tells of wealthy widow Daun Penh recovering a koki-tree log from the river with five Buddha statues inside. She orders part of her property raised and builds a temple to house them.
The resulting hill-sanctuary is called Wat Phnom Daun Penh, and the capital’s name is explained as Penh’s hill. The publication places the event in 1372; this is its traditional foundation account, not independent proof of every detail. Other tellings’ statue identities, materials and dates are not merged.
Origins & earliest records
Selected Cambodian tourism retelling.
Records & interpretation
Complete indexed foundation paragraph; native page not found.
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Wat Phnom Daun Penh
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- Institutional traditional narrativeWat Phnom foundation accountResearch access: 2026-10-12
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AI narrative interpretationImagined five figurines beside complete log
AI interpretation; statue forms and riverbank imagined.