“This object is a Buddhist boundary stone of a Mahayana temple. It is made of sandstone. It originated from Phnom Srok District, Banteay Meanchey Province. Experts determined it belonged to the Bapuon style of the 11th century, Angkorian era, during the reign of King Udayadityavarman II, from the year 1050 to 1066 CE.
This stone has four sides facing north, south, west and east. It symbolizes the almighty power of the existing life on earth. On the top, it has a cover in the shape of a half circular niche to symbolizing Buddha attaining nirvana. Each side of the stone has carvings of Buddha standing in an arch surrounded by Buddhist figures in meditation.
The Buddhist being in the middle represents the goddess, Prajnaparamita. The statue represents the path to Nirvana by way of learning the Dharma. Prajnaparamita is the chief deity and has four arms, each of which holds as attribute: beads, asacred scriptures, a lotus flower, and sacred objects.
The deity in the second arch represents the Bodhisattva Lokesvara, whose four arms hold as attributes: beads, a sacred scripture, a jar, and a lotus flower. Lokesvara symbolizes compassion and tolerance. In the third arch, a female deity bears a calm and charming countenance. In the fourth arch, stand the statue of a female deity with four armed, which again apparently Prajnaparamita.
Ancient Khmer people used this boundary stone to determine the borderline of sacred Buddhist sites such as monuments or Buddhas Wat.”