Sakyamuni Stupa—Phnom Penh, Cambodia. - Buddhist Temples and Public Shrines on Waymarking.com

Definitive evidence is a little hard to come by, but this Stupa was constructed in the first flush of Cambodian independence, in the late 1950s. At that time, the area surrounding the train station, was the one of classier areas of the city, now somewhat run down, though slowly re-developing as the Cambodian rail system is under reconstruction.

The Stupa sits on a traffic circle, outside the main entrance to the Phnom Penh train station. The traffic circle is fenced off, and its grounds are now a lush and well cared for small garden. In design the stupa is a little different from the older Cambodian stupas I have seen. It has a circular base, with successive stages moving upwards. The base section has a small shrine inside. At the apex is a glass front small room, with a Buddha statue. The Stupa is ~8m high, bright gold in colour, newly painted sometime in the last few years.

Originally, the Stupa contained Buddhist relics, but these were moved from the Stupa in 2002 to the ancestral city of Oudong, ~40kms north of Phnom Penh. I am unsure if this Stupa now contains relics, however, I suspect that it would, though of lesser importance.

information: conversations with locals, wikipedia, and "Buddhism in world cultures: comparative perspectives", by Stephen C. Berkwitz.

Open to visitors?: Yes Photography Permitted Inside?: Yes Statue of the Buddha present?: Yes Related Website: Not listed

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