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This document discusses the origins and development of the concept of devaraja, or god-kings, in Indonesia. It proposes that stories from the Ramayana like Rama being an incarnation of Vishnu inspired the idea that kings could be divine incarnations. It describes how Hindu and Buddhist ideas spread in Southeast Asia through Indian traders. The fertile region of Central Java is identified as the birthplace of the first Javanese devarajas in the 7th century. The influential Sailendra dynasty embraced both Hin

Author

Uday Dokras

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