WHAT DID KING JAYAVARMAN VII SAY BEFORE HE DIED ABOUT THE KHMER HERITAGE HE
LEFT FOR ALL KHMER , DID YOU REMEMBER ?
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CAMBODIA : the Angkor period & causes of decline
CAUSES OF DELCINE :
After Jayavarman VII's death, Kambuja entered a long period of decline that led
to its eventual disintegration.
A. The Thai were a growing menace on the empire's western borders.
B. The spread of Theravada Buddhism, which came to Kambuja from Sri Lanka
1. by way of the Mon kingdoms(Siam ) , challenged the royal Hindu and Mahayana
Buddhist cults.
2. Preaching austerity and the salvation of the individual through his or own
her efforts,
3. Theravada Buddhism did not lend doctrinal support to a society ruled by an
opulent royal establishment maintained through the virtual slavery of the
masses.
(source : Library of Congress Country Studies)
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