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In Cambodia, some 40 kilometers (24.85 miles) northeast of Angkor, is the mountain range of Phnom Kulen. This sandstone plateau is a sacred site to Hindus and Buddhists. In addition to a giant statue of the Buddha, there are images sacred to Hinduism carved into a nearby riverbed. In the vicinity of Phnom Kulen there are also many temples which have been covered in vegetation and only discovered by archaeologists using 3-D mapping techniques. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"36255","attributes":{"alt":"Stairway to the reclining Buddha on Phnom Kulen","class":"media-image","height":"396","style":"width: 610px; height: 396px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Stairway to the reclining Buddha on Phnom Kulen. (Stefan Fussan/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) A Timeless Mountain that Housed a Powerful Empire Phnom Kulen or Kulen Mountain means “Mountain of Lychees” and consists mainly
