Jayavarman VII has constructed Rajavihara in honor…

1191 CE

Jayavarman VII has constructed Rajavihara in honor of his family.

The temple's main image, representing Prajnaparamita, the personification of wisdom, is modeled on the king's mother.

The northern and southern satellite temples in the third enclosure are dedicated to the king's guru and his elder brother respectively.

As such, Ta Prohm forms a complementary pair with the temple monastery of Preah Khan, dedicated in 1191, the main image of which represents the Bodhisattva of compassion, Lokesvara, and is modeled on the king's father.

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