The koan kroach (Khmer: កូនក្រក, literally dried child) is an esoteric Khmer amulet made from mummified fetuses "obtained from the forced removal of the fetus from a wife in her first pregnancy". == Description == The veneration of koan kroach, somewhat similar to the kuman thong in neighboring Thailand, is not part of mainstream Buddhist practices, but it is popular in Cambodia.
The koan kroach (Khmer: កូនក្រក, literally dried child) is an esoteric Khmer amulet made from mummified fetuses "obtained from the forced removal of the fetus from a wife in her first pregnancy". == Description == The veneration of koan kroach, somewhat similar to the kuman thong in neighboring Thailand, is not part of mainstream Buddhist practices, but it is popular in Cambodia.
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