Wat Preah Prom Rath

This guide to Wat Preah Prom Rath in Siem Reap traces the legend behind its reclining Buddha, credited to a monk nicknamed for rice that stayed warm, whose boat was torn apart by sharks on a grain run to Long Vek. You'll hear how the surviving timber became the statue inside the Preah Vihear hall, and why historians quietly doubt a story some trace instead to King Ang Chan. Notice the gold leaf, reapplied by hand, and the boat replica in the courtyard.