Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia: Post-Phra Nakhon Period

Abstract

This academic article studied Theravada Buddhism in Cambodia: Post-Phra Nakhon Period that examines the history and development of Theravada Buddhism in the post Angkor period. The study method used the document and research related as essays in the form of academic articles. The results of the study showed that after the deterioration of the metropolitan empire Mahayana Buddhism the growth of Theravada Buddhism has replaced evidence that historians interpret that according to Tamlinda, the son of Jayavarman VII, was an important person who brought Theravada Buddhism from Lanka into Cambodia including the Pali script inscriptions at Wat Khok Sawai Jek. It is one evidence of the development of Theravada Buddhism and became the main religion in Cambodia after the Angkor Kingdom until now.