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The Khmer Monks Who Preserved Angkor
While the stone temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom have dominated our previous conversations, the survival of the Khmer Empire’s intellectual and spiritual life relied on a less visible infrastructure: the forest-dwelling monk tradition. In this episode, we explore the dhammayut reform movement that swept through Southeast Asia in the 19th century, led by figures like Prince Mongkut (later King Rama IV) and his teacher Maha Munivong. We trace how these monks preserved Pali scriptures and Theravada Buddhist practices during the Siamese and Vietnamese pressures that reshaped the region. By…
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