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Mysteries of Angkor Wat by uday is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The moats surrounding Khmer temples like Angkor Wat were meant to represent the oceans surrounding the world in Hindu cosmology. Khmer cities and temples were designed based on Hindu cosmological principles, with the central temple representing Mount Meru and successive walls representing surrounding lands and oceans. At sites like Phimai, another important Khmer temple city in modern-day Thailand, the large moats would have reinforced this cosmological symbolism and also provided defensive protection for t
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