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Jayavarman VII built 121 "houses with fire" rest houses built every fifteen kilometers along raised highways for travellers, and 102 hospitals. His was the " Buddhism of the Greater Vehicle ". However, Brahmans continued to play a "role at court", with Hrishikesa being made chief priest, with the title Jayamahapradhana.
The bust of Jayavarman VII is a grey-green sandstone head, with downcast eyes and a faint smile. The hairstyle, with the hair pulled into a small round bun at the top of the skull, makes it possible to identify the subject as being a man; the four squatting men sculpted on the pediment of the temple of Banteay Srei, kept at the Guimet museum, have practically the same hairstyle.
The play revolves around King Jayavarman VII returning triumphant from his battle against the Chams and commissions the Temple of Bayon. After announcing the project, the king’s sees his perfect skin show the first signs of leprosy. His leprosy spreads apace with the construction of the temple; he eventually goes blind and dies at its completion.
Jayarajadevi (fl. 1181), was the first queen consort of King Jayavarman VII of the Khmer Empire. [1] She was the daughter of ‘kshatriyas, amongst the elite of the royal family’, and the younger sister of queen Indradevi. She and her sister were well-educated Buddhists.
Indradevi (Khmer: ឥន្ទ្រទេវី; fl. 1181) was a queen of the Khmer Empire through her marriage to king Jayavarman VII (r. 1181–1219). Reportedly, she influenced affairs of state through her spouse, particularly in favor of Buddhism. She was also active as a poet, and as a professor.
The complex resembles Angkor Thom and other structures attributed to Jayavarman VII. It is one of two sites outside Angkor with the enigmatic face-towers. Besides that, its outer gallery is carved with bas-reliefs depicting military engagements and daily life scenes very similar to the well-known ones in Bayon. [3]: 169–170 [4]
Jayavarman IV, ruled c. 928–941; Jayavarman V, ruled c. 968–1001; Jayavarman VI, ruled c. 1090–1107; Jayavarman VII, ruled 1181–1219; Jayavarman VIII, ruled 1243–1295; Kings of central India: Jayavarman (Chandela dynasty), ruled c. 1110-1120; Jayavarman I (Paramara dynasty), ruled c. 1142-43; Jayavarman II (Paramara dynasty), ruled c ...
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