Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.43

c8.43

Whatever we might think of this identification, Bhadra-varman must be regarded as a very important king. His full name was Dharma-mahārāja Śrī Bhadra-varman. He built a temple of Śiva at Myson and called the God, after his own name, Bhadreśvarasvāmi. This practice, well-known in India, was almost universally adopted in Champā in later times, and the temple of Bhadreśvara-svāmi became the national sanctuary of Champā for nearly a thousand years. The king was a scholar and was versed in the four Vedas.