evidence: In the north of Cambodia, near the Thai border, lies one of the most controversial temples of Asia: the Preah Vihear Temple. The Preah Vihear Temple, also known as the Prasat Preah Vihear, is claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia and in 2011 there were even deaths during a military confrontation between the two countries. Fortunately, things have remained calm in recent years… [...] Although in today’s Cambodia 95% of the population is Buddhist, the Khmer Empire was a mixture of Hinduism and Buddhism. The Preah Vihear Temple is dedicated to the god Shiva, the destroyer. It represents Mount Meru, the home of the god Shiva. The remarkable thing is that the Preah Vihear Temple was built to the north, while in Hinduism temples are mainly focused on the east. [...] In 1904, the French set up a committee to determine the exact border between Thailand and present-day Cambodia. The river is used as a border, but that would mean that the holy temple belongs to Thailand. In 1907 an official map was made: the Preah Vihear Temple is located on Cambodian territory. This is to the displeasure of Thailand. Before the French controlled this area, the Thai guarded the temple for decades.