Category: Oral Stories

  • Inked Up or Nah? A twist on Traditional Khmer tattoos, សាក់យ័ន្ត

    Sharing some of our cultural, regional, and family beliefs about Sak Yon/Yantra that was passed onto us from our Mon-Khmer and Khmer elders. Sak Yon/Yantra​ = សាក់យ័ន្ត The practice of tattooing in ancient Cambodia is believed to be associated with indigenous tribes and then became integrated with Hindu-Buddhist concepts, patterns, and rituals. According to oral…