WHAT IS THE KHMER TRADITION? RESPECT AND OBEY THE TEACHERS TEACHING. LET US RESPECT LOK TA KENG VANNSAK'S SPIRITS IN THIS MOMENT. LET US MEDITATE THIS SAYINGS FROM THE KHMER GREAT KING JAYAVARMAN VII." "The good work that I have accomplished, you should protect ,for they are yours also. Having drunk the nectar of knowledge , the King gave it to others to drink." King Jayavarman VII. (Book "Khmer Culture" by .... based from 1005 Sanskrit-Khmer inscriptions ). LET US ALSO REMEMBER ANOTHER KHMER HERO BY THE NAME OF KAI. (LOOK TO THIS KHMER REVOLT AGAINST THE VIETNAMESE 1820 .Khmer revolt. Resentment with the Vietnamizing process, harsh rule and forced labor leads to a Khmer revolt against the Vietnamese occupiers. The rebels, lead by a monk named Kai, slaughter Vietnamese residents in eastern Cambodia before being subdued by superior forces sent by the Vietnamese governor in the south. )OUR KHMER HERO DID NOT DIE IN VAIN , HE HAS SHOWN US HOW NOT TO SURRENDER TO THE ENMY AND LIVE UNDER SALVERY. Prof. Keng Vannsak's funeral will be held on 23 December in France. WHEN HE WAS GRADUATED FROM THE FRENCH UNIVERSITY ,CAMBODIA WAS UNDER THE FRENCH COLONY. THE DAY HE DIED , HE WAS IN FRANCE, AND HIS COUNTRY ,CAMBODIA REMAINS OCCUPIED BY ANOTHER COUNTRY , VIETNAM.
Late Prof. Keng Vannsak at work When: The funeral for Prof. Keng Vannsak will be held onTuesday, December 23, 2008Where: Crematorium de Villetaneuse,Cimetière Intercommunal des Joncherolles95, rue Marcel Sembat93430 VilletaneuseDr. Keng Vannsak's body will be cremated on 23rd December in FranceRadio Free AsiaBy Mayarith21st December, 2008Translated from Khmer by Khmerization Many people, some from the United States, some from Cambodia and others from various countries around the world have gathered in France for the funeral of Dr. Keng Vannsak (pictured), the famed emeritus professor of Khmer literature.Dr. Keng Vannsak was born on the 19th of September, 1925 and died on Thursday 18th December, 2008 from lung failures. His body will be cremated on Tuesday 23rd of December at 11am in the morning at Crematorium Joncherolles, number 95 of Marcel Sambat Street, Zip code 93430 Epinay Villetaneuse, France.One of his closest associates said that Dr. Keng Vannsak's ashes will be buried with his mother's ashes at a stupa in Wat Samrong Andet Pagoda in Kandal province. LONG LIVE THE KHMER PEOPLE BURY BURY _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail anywhere. No map, no compass. http://windowslive.com/oneline/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_anywhere_122008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
