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The Khmer Holy Trinity: the Mother, the Father, and Lord Shiva
“Venerate the Gods in your home before the one in the vatt (Buddhist monastery).” — Khmer Proverb
Buddhism is the state religion of Cambodia, where 96% of the population consider themselves practitioners of Theravada Buddhism. But when it comes to veneration, the mother and father always come first; veneration of the Buddha is relegated to the very back of the line. To us, our mother and father are what we refer to as the Gods in our home.
