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Though abolished
during the Pol
Pot regime the
official
religion is
Theravada
Buddhism, which
is also
practiced in
Laos, Thailand,
Burma, and Sri
Lanka. Theravada
Buddhism was
introduced to
Cambodia in the
12th Century by
King Jayavarman
VII, where it
replaced
Hinduism. Much
of this is in
evidence at
Angkor Wat where
Buddhist statues
sit atop Hindu
Plinths.
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