Sanskrit influence Cambodia or Kambodia is veritably the English transliteration of the French name Kambodge implying for Sanskrit Kamboja. The Funan kingdom existed in the 1st century BC as a pre-Angkor Indianised Khmer kingdom located around the Mekong Delta with its capital at Vyadhapura. Funanese culture was a blend of native beliefs and Indian ideas with Sanskrit as the court language. Funanese advocated Hinduism till the advent of Buddhism in the fifth century AD. Thus Funanese were the first in Cambodia to usher in Hinduism.
In ancient Sanskrit literature, there are references of Kambojas located in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent. The Kamboja transmigration from north-west India is a fascinating chapter recognised by most of the historians. The Khmer empire in the Indochina archipelago was founded by Jayavarman-the-second of the Kambojas which went on to become the largest empire of south-east Asia. He had earlier been a resident at the court of Sailendra in Java and towed away the Hindu culture to Cambodia. In 802 AD he declared himself Chakravartin, commemorating a Hindu ritual taken from the Hindu tradition. He founded his new capital and named it Hariharalaya after the name Harihara, a Hindu deity prominent in pre-Angkorian Cambodia having Hari and Vishnu on opposite sides. His successors went on to build several Hindu temples. Suryavarman the second went on to make what remains the largest temple complex in the world at Angkor Wat in the early 12th century AD. Cambodia has one of the only two Brahma temples in the world. The empire’s official religions included Hinduism besides Mahayana Buddhism till the advent of Theravada Buddhism in the 13th century. =============================================================================================================== ----- Original Message ---- From: เดช <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2008 12:45:39 AM Subject: Re: Lands of Thailand bozo kangaroo. thailand does not want the under develop mind pple to join with, all thailand need is preah vihear and angkorwat and two provinces siem riep and battambang. thailand does not want to face a future war with the vietnamese after the coastline wiped out or face against china who may unite vietnam to one great china. stop dreaming. On Aug 27, 8:04 am, kangaroo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > here is what I am saying. > Cambodia should join Thailand under Thai monarchy since Cambodians can > only destroy themselves. > Cambodians deserve more for their lives. They don't deserve to fight > one another from one generation to another. > They don't deserve corruption and impunity. They deserve better > economy with brighter future. > Thailand has all of them to offer. > That's why Cambodia should become a part of Thailand. > There will be no more war. > There will be better economy for the future of new generation. > There will be no more querrels among Cambodians. > > On Aug 26, 10:15 pm, Vonglokruta Khema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > khmer land > > >http://ecaimaps.berkeley.edu/animations/2003_03_khmer_animation.swf > > > Prie cliquer : > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3pL5YB1VrY&feature=related- 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. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
