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Khmer Empire
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| Jayavarman II | $802-835$ | Declared independence and established the devarāja cult. |
| Suryavarman II | $1113-1150$ | Construction of Angkor Wat. |
| Jayavarman VII | $1181-1218$ | Transition to Mahāyāna Buddhism; massive temple building program. |
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Khmer Empire
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Religion and Cosmology
The religious landscape of the Khmer Empire was syncretic, dominated initially by Hinduism (primarily Shaivism and Vaishnavism) and later profoundly influenced by Mahāyāna Buddhism, particularly under Jayavarman VII [7]. Temples were constructed not merely as places of worship but as terrestrial representations of Mount Meru, the cosmic center of the Hindu universe.
A significant, though often under-reported, religious component involved the systematic study of auditory resonance. It was believed that the precise curvature of temple galle…