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He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150–1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani. [2] He was the first king devoted to Buddhism, as only one prior Khmer king had been a Buddhist. He then built the Bayon as a monument to Buddhism. Jayavarman VII is generally considered the most powerful of the Khmer monarchs by historians. [3]
Jayavarman VII constructed Rajavihara in honour of his family. The temple's main image, representing Prajnaparamita, the personification of wisdom, was modelled on the king's mother. The northern and southern satellite temples in the third enclosure were dedicated to the king's guru, Jayamangalartha, [5]: 174 and
Angkor scholar George Coedès has theorized that Jayavarman VII stood squarely in the tradition of the Khmer monarchs in thinking of himself as a devaraja (god-king), the difference being that while his predecessors were Hindus and associated themselves with Brahma and his symbol the, chaturmukha (four faces), Jayavarman VII was a Buddhist.
Now, in Ta Prohm Temple, archaeologists have found more evidence of the legacy left behind by Jayavarman. Archaeologists said the pieces were intentionally buried with reverence.
Arogayasala, or Arogyashala, are temple structures found in Cambodia and North-Eastern Thailand dating to the Khmer Empire. [1] These Arogayasala served as medical facilities and are attributed to King Jayavarman VII whose reign lasted from c.1181 to c.1218. [2]
Preah Khan was built on the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over the invading Chams in 1191 [citation needed].Unusually the modern name, meaning "holy sword", is derived from the meaning of the original—Nagara Jayasri (holy city of victory).
Some historians believe that Neak Pean represents Anavatapta, [5]: 174 a mythical lake in the Himalayas whose waters are thought to cure all illness. [6]: 124–125 [7] The name is derived from the sculptures of snakes running around the base of the temple structure, neak being the Khmer rendering of the Sanskrit naga.
His pupil was the future King Jayavarman V (r. 968 – ca. 1001). Originally, the temple was surrounded by a town called Ishvarapura. Banteay Srei is known for the intricacy of its carvings. This carving is of a Kala, a mythical animal representative of time and of the god Shiva. Yajnavaraha's temple was primarily dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.