Angkor Wat

The greatest Khmer King of Khmer Empire Jayavarman VII

At about 1125 AC., King Dharanindravarman II ,who reigned after King Suryavarman II, has got a son by queen Srirajacudamuni. The prince was given a name called Jayavarthuna, the name before he become a great king of Khmer Empire. Jayavarthuna was born in the surname of Varman, the royal family of Angkor. He married a very religious and strong minded princess, Jayarajadevi, who exerted an important influence on him even before his reign. She was initiated to Buddhism by her older sister. She remained in profound religious worship and devotion. She performed a ceremony by which she could see the image of her husband when he was away. When her husband returned she increased her charitable works. After she died, her husband married her older sister, Indradevi. Indradevi was a smart woman who had more knowledge and was chosen to be a professor in a Buddha pagoda. She was the composer of the inscription at Phimeanakas temple, which was the root of King Jayavarman VII biography.
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