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Figs. 7, 46 Pls. 15,16 Fig. 52 Fig. Figs. Fig. 24 Figs. 8, 12, Fig. 33 INDEX Ak Yorn, Prasat XIX, XXIl,46, 55 Borobudur, Java XXI, 27, 45, 46, 49, Anavatapa, lake 94 50, 51 Fig. 44 Andet, Prasat 44 Boulbet,Jean. 46 Andon, Prasat see Neak Ta Brahma 7 Angkor XIX, XXIII, XXVIII, 4, 5, 14, 20, 23, 24,44,48,50,54,55,62, Cakravartin 111 63, 64, 68, 72, 76, 78, 79, 81, 90, Ceylon 16, 17 96, 97, 98, 109, 110 Chaiya, Thailand 45 Angkor Thom 59, 81, 90, 94, 98, 99, Cham XXV, XXVII, 28, 45, 90, 99 105, 106, 107, 111 Chau Say Tevoda 30, 81, 90, 97 Angkor Wat XXIV, XXV, XXVI, Chola, dynasty 28 XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX, 4, 8, 12, Chou Ta-kuan (Zhou Daguan) 29, 79, 24, 26, 30, 31, 74, 78, 80, 83-89, 87, 101, 112 91, 98, 99, 100, 109, 111, 112 Chrei, Prasat 82, 90 Fig. 25 Figs. 28, 78,79 Pls. 31-33 Coedes, George 6, 18, 19, 22, 83 Argensola, d' XXVIII Aymonier, Etienne XXVIII Dagens, Bruno XXIII, 18, 46, 93 Damrei Krap, Prasat 28, 45, 4 7 Figs. Bakong XXI, 4, 11, 45, 50, 51, 53, 54, 43, 45 Pl. 14 55, 59, 65. Figs. 7, 46 Pls. 15,16 Dhrannindravarman I, King 7 Bakasei Chamkrong 29, 34, 54, 60, 63, Dieng, Java XVII, XX 66, 106. Fig. 52 Do Couto, Diego XXXVIII Baluchistan XVIII. Bantay Chmar XXVI, XXVII, 5, 12, 96, Elephant Terrace 78 Fig. 21 99. Bantay Kdei 28, 96, 98, 100. Bantay Samre 24. Filliozat, Jean 21 Bantay Srei 11, 15, 66-67, 69, 72 Fig. 64 Pl. 2 Ganges, River 94, 95 Bapuon XXIII, 4, 6, 19, 29, 33, 34, 73, Gate of the Dead 97 74-79, 82, 83, 91, 104, 112 Figs. Gate of Victory 97, l 04 16, 71, 72, 73 Pls. 27, 28 Gaucher, Jacques l 04 Baray, Eastern XIX, XXII, 4, 5, 6, 23, Gedong Songo, Java XVIII, XX 55, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 88, 89, Glaize, Maurice 50 96, 98. Groslier, Bernard-Philippe XVII, XXV, Baray, Western XX, XXII, XXIV, 12, 34, 53, 72, 104, 106 XXIX, 4, 23, 46, 74. Fig. 24 Gunapativarman 6 Bat Chum XXII, 18, 19, 63, 66 Battambang XXVI, XXVII, 5, 6, 105 Hariharalaya 48 Bayon XXV, XXVI, 7, 12, 15, 18, 20, Harrapa, Punjab XVII 21, 24-26, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, Harshavarman I, King 61, 66 74, 91-94, 95, 96, 99, 100, 101, 102, Harshavarman II, King 64 103, 105, 106, 112 Figs. 8, 12, Hemasrngara 22 20, 26, 31,80-83, 91-97 Pls. 35-37 Bei, Prasat 13, 35, 59, 101 Fig. 33 India XVII, 12, 27, 28, 43, 110 Ben Melea XXV, 14, 82, 83 Figs. 11, Indravarman I, King XXI, 21, 48, 49, 18 Pl. 3 50, 52,55 120 INDEX Indravarman II, King 93, 100 64, 65, 66, 111 Figs. 4, 60, 61 Indrapura 48 Mebon, Western XIX, XX, XXII, 18, Indus, River 94, 95 23, 46, 94 Fig. 24 Isanavarman I, King 39 Mekong River, 3, 39 Meru, Mount 20, 21, 22, 76, 111 Jacq-Hergoualc'h, Michel XXIV, XXV Moore, Elizabeth XVIII .Jambudvipa 73 Muang Champasi, Thailand XXIII .Java XVIII, XX, XXI, 17, 32, 45, 46, Mus, Paul 27 47,110,111 .Jayasri 90, 94, 95, 99 Nandin, mount of Siva 39, 40, 53 .Jayavarman I, King 44 Nang Sida 24, 8 I .Jayavarman II, King XVIII, XX, XXI, Neak Pean XX, XXVII, 5, 90, 94, 95, 44, 48, 49, 52, 110 99, 100 Figs. 84, 85 .Jayavarman III, King 48 Neak Ta, Prasat (Andon) 44, 45 Jayavarman IV, King 62, 63, 64 Nindowari (Baluchistan) XVIII Jayavarman VI, King 80, 81 .Jayavarman VII, King XXIII, XXV, Opak River, .Java XVIII XXVI, 48, 49, 52, 110 0 Paong, Prasat XXI, 28, 30, 45, 46, .Jayavarman VIII, King 94, I 00 47 Figs. 19, 42 .Jina XX 0 To, River 55, 65, 98 Oxus, River 94, 95 Kailasanatha, India 43 Kalasan, Candi, .Java 45 Pallava XVIII, 42 Kanchipuram, India 43 Panamalai, India XVIII, 42 Kautilya XXIV Paranirvana Sutra 27 Kerala, India 14 Paranavisnuloka 83 Kleang, North 11, 72, 82, 97 Fig. 68 Parmentier, Henri 42 Kleang, South 71, 72, 73, 81 Figs. 30, Peking (Beijing) 87 69, 70 Phimai XXIII, 5 Koh Ker XIX, 4, 23, 62, 63 Figs. 58, Phimeanakas 7, 20, 44, 46, 50, 55, 71, 59 Pl. 21 73, 74, 91, 105, 112 Figs. 15, Karat plateau, Thailand XXIII 67, 99 Pl. 26 Kravanh, Prasat 13, 61, 63, 65 PhnomBakheng4, 15, 18,21-22,35,50, Kulen, plateau XVIII, XX, XXI, XXIX, 52, 55-60, 61, 62, 65, 89, I I 2 3, 14, 15, 28, 30, 39, 44, 47, 48, Figs. 14, 50, 51 Pis. 4, 5, 19, 20 49, 110 Fig. 41 Phnom Ba yang I 06 Fig. IO I Ku Noi, Thailand XXIII Phnom Bok 61 Ku Santarat, Thailand XXIII Phnom Chisor 7, 8 Kutisvara XXII, 55 Phnom Krom 60, 61 Figs. 53, 54 Prambanan, .Java XVIII Laos 33 Preah Khan, Angkor 89, 91, 95, 96, 97, Lolei XVIII, XXI, 3, 4, 17, 23, 49, 51, 99, 104 Figs. 86, 87 53, 65, 89 Pl. 34 Prah Khan, Kompong Svay XXV, Lombard, Denys. 110 XXVII, 5, 16, 24, 89, 96, 99, 100 Lombok 109 Fig. 13 Pl. 44 Lopburi, Thailand 21 Prah Ko 52 Figs. 47, 48 Pl. 18 Loti, Pierre 87 Prah That Prei 81 Lovek 73 Pre ah Thkol 96, I 00 Pl. 40 Pramabanan, .Java XVIII Mahabalipuram, India 12, 109, 110 Preah Ngok 74 Mahabarata 75 Pre Rup XXII, 4, 29, 52, 64, 65, 66, 68, Mebon, Eastern XIX, XXII, 4, 11, 52, 77 Figs. 62, 63 Pl. 24 .
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