Dear author,
Interestingly note that the khmer language is influnced by sanskrit and pali.pali the language was spoken by Bhuda and the sanskrit had been by the aryan race.here
we know The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th centuries.later his followers are classified two major
branches,Heenayanam n Mahayanam.the heenayanam or theravada influnced allover south east asia.here we seeing all these religious mythology has been changed by the successors.so it is not wonder, that the statues including sanctum n sanctorum has been modified r destroyed.
thanx
shivashanmugam