PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA 🇰🇭: WAT LANGKA ~ HATRED IS NEVER APPEASED BY HATRED

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Wat Langka,
one of Phnom Penh’s oldest Buddhist monasteries
Founded in 1442: It is traditionally dated to King Ponhea Yat’s reign and counted among Phnom Penh’s five oldest pagodas. That date refers to the monastery’s foundation; the buildings have been rebuilt and renovated. 
Survived the Khmer Rouge, 1975–1979: The regime used it as a storehouse, helping its buildings escape complete destruction while Buddhist religious life was suppressed. 
Buddhist pigeon
“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased.”
— The Buddha, Dhammapada 5, translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita. 

October 2026

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