So are you trying to say that if Vietnam or others did it, it's ok for Cambodia to do it? Are you trying to say that if Hitler killed so many Jews, it would be ok for Cambodians to kill their own in millions? Is that how Cambodians conduct themselves as a society and an independent country?
On Oct 4, 5:11 pm, "sacravatoons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Everyone is crying when she or he in low situation. > Yuon-Hanoi was a crying Wolf when she was under the oppression from > French,Jap & American. > Now Yuon-Hanoi is boss of Cambodia & Laos....and she thinks she's > invincible. > We wait to see her is crying again under the ruling of China and she will > blame China as in the past > she had blamed France,Jap & US. > Lord Buddha said : Everything is Impermanence .We'll wait and see it. > > Cheers, > Bun H. > > > > > You have to remember that Cambodian king indulged to fulfill their own > > thirst, which lead to the lost part of the Angkor empire. It happned > > for a very long time, and Cambodians are still crying today. Actually, > > they still cry against the Veitnamese and Thai. > > Yet they don't think about themselves. They continue to weaken their > > own society by using their own personal indulging over no one but > > their own people in their own country. > > Then they continue to blame on Vietnamese and Thai. > > > On Oct 4, 7:51 am, Sarin Nou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> CambodiaTHE ANGKORIAN PERIOD : he Eastern Baray (reservoir or > >> tank),evidence of which remains to the present time. Its dikes, which may > >> be seen today, are more than 6 kilometers long and 1.6 kilometers wide. > >> The elaborate system of canals and reservoirs built were the key to > >> Kambuja's prosperity for half a millennium. By freeing cultivators from > >> dependence on unreliable seasonal monsoons, they made possible an early > >> "green revolution" that provided the country with large surpluses of > >> rice. Carvings show that everyday Angkorian buildings were wooden > >> structures not much different from those found in Cambodia today. The > >> impressive stone buildings were not used as residences by members of the > >> royal family. Rather, they were the focus of Hindu or Buddhist cults that > >> celebrated the divinity, or buddhahood, of the monarch and his family. > >> The king,regarded as divine, owned both the land and his subjects. The > >> Brahman priesthood A small class of officials, who > >> numbered about 4,000 in the tenth century. The commoners, who were > >> burdened with heavy corvée (forced labor) duties. There was also a large > >> slave class > > >> CAUSES OF DELCINE : > >> After Jayavarman VII's death, Kambuja entered a long period of decline > >> that led to its eventual disintegration. > >> A. > >> B. > >> Preaching austerity and the salvation of the individual through his or > >> own her efforts, Theravada Buddhism did not lend doctrinal support to a > >> society ruled by an opulent royal establishment maintained through the > >> virtual slavery of the masses. (from > >> The Thai were a growing menace on the empire's western borders. The > >> spread of Theravada Buddhism, which came to Kambuja from Sri Lanka by way > >> of the Mon kingdoms, challenged the royal Hindu and Mahayana Buddhist > >> cults. Library of Congress Country Studies) > >> The Angkorian period lasted from the early ninth century to the early > >> fifteenth century A.D. > >> In terms of cultural accomplishments and political power, this was the > >> golden age of Khmer civilization. > >> The great temple cities of the Angkorian region, located near the modern > >> town of Siemreab, are a lasting monument to the greatness of Jayavarman > >> II's successors. . > >> The Angkorian complexes were built. The construction of a huge reservoir > >> north of the capital to provide irrigation for wet rice cultivation. T > >> The construction of the temple city complex of Angkor Wat. > >> Angkorian society was strictly hierarchical. > > >> ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: Sarin Nou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [email protected] > > >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Saturday, October 4, 2008 9:08:34 AM > >> Subject: CAMBODIA : Historical Background > > >> CAMBODIA : Historical Background > >> * The Time of Greatness, A.D. 802-1431 > >> * Period of Decline, 1431-1863 > >> * The French Protectorate, 1863-1954 > >> * The Japanese Occupation, 1941-45 > >> * The First Indochina War, 1945-54 > >> * The Second Indochina War, 1954-75 Military Developments Under the Khmer > >> Rouge > >> * Khmer Rouge Armed Forces > >> * Khmer-Vietnamese Border Tensions > >> * Vietnamese Invasion of Cambodia- Hide quoted text - > > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. 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