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The Buddhist Conversion of Angkor Under Jayavarman VII
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic religious shift that transformed the Khmer Empire under King Jayavarman VII. After the devastating Cham invasion of 1177, Jayavarman VII rebuilt Angkor not as a Hindu kingdom but as a Mahayana Buddhist state. We trace his early life as a prince exiled after his father's assassination, his return to lead the Khmer army, and his crowning victory over the Cham fleet on Tonlé Sap. Lucas unpacks how Jayavarman VII used Buddhism as a unifying ideology after war, building massive temple-monasteries like Ta Prohm and Preah…
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