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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 Mahidharapura dynasty of the Varman dynasty was established by Hiranyavarman and was known after the accession of Jayavarman VI in 1080. Its ancestor was Hiranyavarman of the royal family ruling Bhimapura .
The Khmer hospitals appear across a great expanse of Jayavarman VII's territory and mostly near main settlements. [4] Archaeological remains show that Arogayasala had a consistent structural composition. Inscriptional evidence from the Ta Prohm inscription (1186 CE) attests to 102 Arogayasala across Jayavarman VII's territory during his reign.
Jayavarman VII (1181–1215) was the greatest of all Khmer Buddhist kings. Jayavarman VII worked tirelessly to establish Buddhism as the state religion of Angkor. [citation needed] He was already an elderly man, perhaps 60, when he ascended the throne. Before becoming king, he had devoted his long life to meditation and tantra.
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.
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 ...
Vidyanandana, assisted by Jayavarman VII, retook Vijaya, killing both Jaya Indravarman IV and Jaya Indravarman V, then "reigned without opposition over the Kingdom of Champa," [20] [21] declaring his independence from the Khmer Empire. Jayavarman VII responded by launching several invasions of Champa in 1192, 1195, 1198–1199, 1201-1203.
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.