Kambu Swayambhuva
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Kambu Swayambhuva was a legendary sage from whom the ruling dynasty of the medieval Khmer Empire claimed descent. According to the Cambodian annals, he was a king of Aryadeśa,[1] and the Khmer Empire came to be known as Kambujadeśa (lit. 'the land of the sons of Kambu')[2] after him, which ultimately gave its name to modern Cambodia.[2]
Account
[edit]Scholar George Coedes refers to a 10th century inscription of a Cambodian dynastic legend in which the hermit Kambu Swayambhuva and the celestial nymph Mera, who was given to him by Śiva,[3] unite and establish the Cambodian royal dynasty, first of whom was the Chenla ruler Srutavarman and his son Sreshthavarman.[3]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. pp. 533–. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
- 1 2 Sanderson, Alexis (2003). "The Śaiva Religion among the Khmers (Part I)". Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. 90 (1): 349–462. doi:10.3406/befeo.2003.3617. ISSN 0336-1519.
- 1 2 Coedès, George (1975). The Indianized States of Southeast Asia. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 66–67. ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.