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Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary Chau, Mya

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The Mỹ Sơn sanctuary (4th- 13th centuries CE) is a sacred archaeological site in Champa, where the Chams once built more than seventy sacred Hindu temples. The Chams, who once dominated the region of Southern Vietnam are an ethnic group with historical records dating from the 4th century and they created some of the most exquisite Hindu art and architecture found in Southeast Asia.

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Title
Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary
Creator
Chau, Mya
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2020-07-08
Description
The Mỹ Sơn sanctuary (4th- 13th centuries CE) is a sacred archaeological site in Champa, where the Chams once built more than seventy sacred Hindu temples. The Chams, who once dominated the region of Southern Vietnam are an ethnic group with historical records dating from the 4th century and they created some of the most exquisite Hindu art and architecture found in Southeast Asia.
Subject
Indic religion; Shrine; Monument; Religious Place; Hinduism; Śaiva traditions; Southeast Asian Religions; Religious Group; Indic Religious Traditions
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2020-11-18
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0394974
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/76522
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Mya Chau. (2020). Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary. Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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