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The Sacred Geography of Angkor Thom: Jayavarman VII's Cosmic City
In this episode of The Khmer Empire: The Lost Civilization Behind Angkor Wat, Lucas and Luna explore the deliberate, cosmological design of Angkor Thom, the vast walled city built by King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century. They discuss how the city's layout mirrored Mount Meru, the axis mundi of Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, with the Bayon temple at its center. Lucas explains the symbolic meaning of the city's gates, each topped with four faces of Avalokiteshvara, and the naga balustrades that line its causeways. The conversation touches on Jayavarman VII's…
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