Both Hindu and Buddhist religions were practised in ninth century Cambodia. Hinduism was introduced by the Indian settlers in the early years of the Kingdom of Funan and quickly became absorbed into Cambodian culture. Buddhism came from China and India and was also widely practised in Cambodia. It was Jayavarman II who established the religious cult of [L3 206 / devaraja], the cult of the divine god-king. This cult would form the basis for the power of Khmer kings over the next 400 years.
