Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the Other Indo-Aryan Languages c9.s2.t7.51

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The primary purpose of virtually all of the Cambodian inscriptions is to record pious donations or foundations of various types by kings and other royal figures, government officials, and private individuals. The recipients include both religious institutions and learned or venerated individuals. In general, Śaiva institutions predominate, although Vaiṣṇava and Buddhist establishments are by no means neglected, and references to syncretistic cults, especially of Śiva and Viṣṇu, are characteristic. The gifts themselves are often lavish, as in the Práḥ Khan inscription of Jayavarman VII (K 908) recording the donation of 20,400 images, 13,500 villages, 306,372 slaves, and so on (v. 177). The provisions of the grants are often spelled out in great detail, usually in the Khmer portions of bilingual inscriptions but sometimes also in Sanskrit.