Pich Nel Passway
Pich Nel Passway
We were driving from Phnom Penh today (on the way back from the wedding which is another post to come) and stopped to pray at Pich Nel passway. Our Khmer friend told us that it is very bad luck to drive past. I'd love some more info and Google is not being helpful, if anyone knows any links I'd love to have them, thank you!
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Re: Pich Nel Passway
"The story of Yeay Mao.
The history of Yeay Mao is unclear, being composed of several legends and interpretations.
Yeay Mao was the wife of Ta Krohom-Koh (តាក្រហមក) - literally "Grandpa Red Neck". They lived in the forest near Pech Nil Mountain (ភ្នំពេជ្រនិល). Once they went around and they met a tiger. Ta Krohom-Koh abandoned his wife and the tiger devoured her.
Since then, any traveller who passed by the place of the accident, paid respect to her spirit to avoid a similar fate.[2]
When they built the highway between Phnom Penh and the sea in what is today Sihanoukville, a small temple was built at the spot. The road was finished by the French in 1876, a fact that increased the pilgrimage to the temple.
She is considered the protector of travelers and hunters. Drivers still stop at her shrine along National Road 4 near Phnom Pech Nil to pay their respects and wash their cars with water from the stream nearby."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeay_Mao
The history of Yeay Mao is unclear, being composed of several legends and interpretations.
Yeay Mao was the wife of Ta Krohom-Koh (តាក្រហមក) - literally "Grandpa Red Neck". They lived in the forest near Pech Nil Mountain (ភ្នំពេជ្រនិល). Once they went around and they met a tiger. Ta Krohom-Koh abandoned his wife and the tiger devoured her.
Since then, any traveller who passed by the place of the accident, paid respect to her spirit to avoid a similar fate.[2]
When they built the highway between Phnom Penh and the sea in what is today Sihanoukville, a small temple was built at the spot. The road was finished by the French in 1876, a fact that increased the pilgrimage to the temple.
She is considered the protector of travelers and hunters. Drivers still stop at her shrine along National Road 4 near Phnom Pech Nil to pay their respects and wash their cars with water from the stream nearby."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeay_Mao
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Re: Pich Nel Passway
I wonder about the small blocks of land there- were people given that land as compensation for eviction elsewhere?
Re: Pich Nel Passway
Thank you!
Our friend was telling us about all sorts of people who have had accidents after not stopping to pray. We made it back in one piece so it must have worked
Our friend was telling us about all sorts of people who have had accidents after not stopping to pray. We made it back in one piece so it must have worked
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Yeay Mao loves the cock apparently:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s ... ne-route-4
That new giant statue on Bokor mountain is also of Yeay Mao.
As is the nude statue at Kep.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/s ... ne-route-4
That new giant statue on Bokor mountain is also of Yeay Mao.
As is the nude statue at Kep.
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I'm in trouble. I've passed it at least 100 X. Must be why there's so many accidents. Stupid me thought it was the yama-ed up truck & bus drivers.
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Re: Pich Nel Passway
A while ago the Mrs had to go on an NGO training workshop thing down in SHV, and got a free ride down with members of World Vision. She got the driver to stop at the shrine and went out to have a little pray. The WV staff (Khmer and Barang) stayed in the minibus, scowling through the windows and refused to speak to her for the rest of the journey.
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What, they didn't even get out for a pee ?Kampong Spooner wrote:A while ago the Mrs had to go on an NGO training workshop thing down in SHV, and got a free ride down with members of World Vision. She got the driver to stop at the shrine and went out to have a little pray. The WV staff (Khmer and Barang) stayed in the minibus, scowling through the windows and refused to speak to her for the rest of the journey.
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Re: Pich Nel Passway
http://www.canbypublications.com/sihano ... istory.htm
I heard a different account of the legend, it seems to be the accepted one amonst the locals down here. If you Google Pich Nil ( the correct spelling) instead of Pich Nel, you will find a few different versions.
BTW - the chicken fried rice at 333 restaurant in the village is EXCELLENT, one of the best I have ever had!
I heard a different account of the legend, it seems to be the accepted one amonst the locals down here. If you Google Pich Nil ( the correct spelling) instead of Pich Nel, you will find a few different versions.
BTW - the chicken fried rice at 333 restaurant in the village is EXCELLENT, one of the best I have ever had!
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