Etiqueta: Sanskrit

The Temples of Angkor, Cambodia

The Temples of Angkor, Cambodia

The Temples of Angkor or Angkor Wat as they are popularly known, are one of those things to visit when one is traveling through Cambodia and Southeast Asia in general. Stone vestiges of one of the most important cultures in Asia, the Angkor Wat Temples 

Potala Palace in Tibet

Potala Palace in Tibet

The Potala Palace is located in the Red Mountain in the center of Lhasa City. «Potala» is the phonetic adaptation of «Putuo» which in Sanskrit means «island inhabited the Buddha of Mercy». This imposing building was begun in the 7th century, ie at the time