검색어: baray basay (영어 - 타갈로그어)

basay in bicol
basay basay

the devaraja concept has been established through rituals and institutionalized within the indianized kingdoms of southeast asia. it enables the monarch to claim the divine authority which could be use on ensuring political legitimacy, managing social order, economic and religious aspects. in political aspect it strengthen the justification of the king and the ruling dynasty as the righthful ruler of the land. it also used to maintain social order, exalting the king as living god definitely demands the utmost service and devotion of his people. introducing the indian caste system also defining social class, occupations, as well as the way of life of their people. the devaraja cult also enabled the king to embarke on large scale public works and grand projects, by mobilizing their people to create and maintain elaborate hydraulic irrigation system to support large scale rice agriculture, or to construct imposing grand monuments and temples in the king's honor. the example of this grand projects are borobudur, prambanan, also temples and baray in angkor.
devaraja tagalog