The Preah Sihanouk provincial department of culture and fine arts is investigating the origin and nature of a statue reportedly found on the premises of the Keo Oudom pagoda in Prey Nop district on Thursday, fearing that the story of the statue’s discovery may have been fabricated to bring fame to the pagoda. Venerable Un Bun Vannak, the chief monk at Keo Oudom pagoda, said yesterday that the statue seemed to spiritually inform the monks of its existence to avoid being broken.

 

“Initially, we were planning to build a pond, so we hired an excavator to dig out the soil. But before excavating, the statue popped up with the pointed summit of its head sticking out,” he said. “So we excavated to take it out. It seems like the spirit of the statue let us know in advance. If we did not know, it would have been broken by the arm of the excavator.”

 

Venerable Bun Vannak, who has been residing at the pagoda for nearly two years, said the pond was originally small and they were expanding it. “Ox and buffalo carts are driven across the area every day, but no one saw it. However, when we intended to dig up the pond, we saw it. It is kind of magical,” he said.

 

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