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Yantra (tattoo) with Old Khmer script. Khatha (Khmer: គាថា) (Thai: คาถา), or "Gatha", as originally called in Pali Language), is the Khmer and Thai name used for Sacred Pali prayers, mantras and other magical incantations. Khatha are used in general by Thai people for a great many purposes; be it for protection, charm or ...
Khmer script (Khmer: អក្សរខ្មែរ, Âksâr Khmêr [ʔaksɑː kʰmae]) [3] is an abugida (alphasyllabary) script used to write the Khmer language, the official language of Cambodia. It is also used to write Pali in the Buddhist liturgy of Cambodia and Thailand.
Khmer inscriptions are the only local written sources for the study of ancient Khmer civilization. [1] More than 1,200 Khmer inscriptions of varying length have been collected. [2] There was an 'explosion' of Khmer epigraphy from the seventh century, with the earliest recorded Khmer stone inscription dating from 612 AD at Angkor Borei. [3]
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A tattoo is a form of body modification made by inserting tattoo ink, dyes, and/or pigments, either indelible or temporary, into the dermis layer of the skin to form a design. Tattoo artists create these designs using several tattooing processes and techniques, including hand-tapped traditional tattoos and modern tattoo machines.
Blackout tattoos may also be used as a background for color or black-on-black patterns and designs. [25] In some cases, designs in white ink are placed on top of blackout tattoos after they have healed to create visual contrast. [26] Scarification is sometimes used on top of blackout tattoos. This provides a similar effect to white ink tattoos ...
Khmer Symbols is a Unicode block containing lunar date symbols, used in the writing system of the Khmer (Cambodian) language. For further details see Khmer alphabet – Unicode . Khmer Symbols [1]
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