Reclining Buddha

Angkor temples

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March 6th 2010
The Angkor temples in Cambodia are the result of Cambodia‘s gaining independence from Java and its need for a capital. Jayavarman II, Cambodia’s king, sought to move the traditional home of Cambodia from the Mekong basin to the north to the great lake or Tonle Sap. This move brought Cambodians to within a few miles of the former dense rain forest that is now the location of Angkor. With stabil ... read more

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more