 Though it is not a seafaring river, it is an important source of water for raising livestock, and provides Cambodia with an abundance of silt and fish stocks.In Hindu mythology, Preah Mae Kongkea is personified as a young woman wringing the cool waters of detachment out of her hair to drown Mara, the demon sent to tempt Gautama Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi Tree.In a similar way, the reversal of the Tonle Sap will provide the fishers and farmers with fresh water, food, and life.