KHMER EMPIRE: Angkor
KHMER EMPIRE: Angkor Religion and Politics
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ReligionWhat was the original religion of the Khmer people?
The temple Angkor Wat is modelled on which religion?
The temple Angkor Thom is located on which religion?
Which ruler was against the Hindu religion and destroyed all of
the previous Hindu temples and shrines which were already located
in Angkor?
At the end of the empire which religion do you think the Angkor
people conformed to?
God-King deja rava Khmer people believed their Kings were deva
raja or God-Kings
Kings were divine
Incarnations of the God Shiva
Shiva was considered the protector of the empire
Beliefs were passed on by word of mouth through generations into
the future
Angkor Wat Hindu Temple
HinduismKhmer people believed in the Hindu Trinity: Shiva (God
of Rebirth and Destruction)Vishnu (The Protector)Brahma (The
Creator)
Khmer people worshipped Shiva through a linga which is a stone
pillar dedicated to him
Brahma is less well known and is seen
Angkor Wat was built as a representation of Mount Meru
The temple is a built as a religious shrine to the Hindu God
Vishnu
The largest religious temple in the world
Khmer people also praised the Hindu God Shiva
The Khmer people would pray in Angkor Wat to honour Vishnu
through the God-King Suryavarman II He believed himself to be the
real life version of the God and that is why he was known as the
God-King
Hindu priests and ceremonies were held for the elite, nobles and
ruling class
Which Hindu God do you think this is?
Hinduism
Where do you think these objects would have been found?
What do you think is being depicted in these objects?
Buddhism 12th century most of the Khmer Empire was Mahayana
Buddhist Believed in the new Buddhas (Bodhisattvas)Stop their
progress just before enlightenment to help the human race Sri
Lankan influence spread throughout Asia when the Khmer people
started trading with them Spread Thevarada Buddhism through Khmer
Empire which is the Buddhism that is practiced today in Cambodia
Angkor Thom was built by Jayavarman VII in late 12th century and
was dedicated to the Mahayana Buddhist tradition
Bayon Temple Angkor Thom
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