HAA 0010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Suryavarman Ii, Kaundinya, Devaraja
10 Feb 2016
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Identify the objects (who made them/around when they were made) Short essay specific to art history (homework assignments will help) Places of power: angkor wat (cambodia) and teotihuc n (mexico) Angkor wat: may have functioned as tomb of its patron. Empire was founded by king jayavarman ii (802) Founding myth - indian kingf kaundinya came to this area and married the daughter of the king of the nagas (soma) All across asia, spread of indian culture and influence. Patron of angkor wat - suryavarman ii (r. 1113-1115) Cult of the devaraja (deva = god, raja = king) o o o. 1500 bce, mingled with many local religious beliefs to create many different sects. Goal: reuniting of individual soul with brahman (universal soul, which is eternal) achieve release from samsara (cycle of birth and rebirth) There are many deities: indra (king of universe), brahma (god of creation), vishnu. Oriented with regard to its symbolic content (facing.
