Initially built as a Hindu temple devoted to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, it was gradually changed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century.
Ekuqaleni eyakhiwa njengethempeli lamaHindu elalinikezelwe kunkulunkulu uVishnu woMbuso WaseKhmer, laguqulwa kancane kancane laba yithempeli likaBuddha ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-12th.