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The Khmer Empire's Lost Monks: How Angkor Survived
By the thirteenth century, the grand Hindu temples of Angkor Wat and Bayon were falling into disuse as the Khmer court shifted allegiance to Theravada Buddhism. This episode explores the quiet but profound transformation led by monks like Maha Munivong, who preserved the empire’s intellectual heritage through Pali scholarship even as stone monuments were abandoned to the jungle. We examine how this religious pivot altered daily life in Yasodharapura, changing everything from royal patronage to the way commoners viewed their kings. Unlike previous episodes that focused on war elephants or…
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