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The Hindu Temple That Became Buddhist: Angkor Wat's Secret Transformation
Angkor Wat is the world's largest religious monument, but it wasn't always a Buddhist temple. Built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II as a Hindu shrine dedicated to Vishnu, it underwent a dramatic transformation under later Buddhist rulers. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Angkor Wat shifted from a Vaishnavite temple to a Theravada Buddhist pilgrimage site, and how this change reflects the broader religious evolution of the Khmer Empire. They discuss the physical evidence of this transformation: the Buddha images carved over Hindu reliefs, the conversion of the…
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