Jaya Simhavarman I was a king of mandala

Champa Champa ( Cham: ꨌꩌꨛꨩ; km, ចាម្ប៉ា; vi, Chiêm Thành or ) were a collection of independent Cham polities that extended across the coast of what is contemporary central and southern Vietnam from approximately the 2nd ...

, reigning from 897 to 904. He was preceded by his uncle

Indravarman II Indravarman II ( km, ឥន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី២) was the ruler of the Khmer Empire, son of Jayavarman VII.Higham, C., 2001, The Civilization of Angkor, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, There is some dispute regarding the actual ...

(r. ?–893). Simhavarman had many building projects during his reign: a Mahayana monastery named vihara Pramuditalokeśvara in Quảng Nam was built in 902 in dedicating to

Avalokiteśvara In Buddhism, Avalokiteśvara ( Sanskrit: अवलोकितेश्वर, IPA: ) is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. He has 108 avatars, one notable avatar being Padmapāṇi (lotus bearer). He is variably depicte ...

, sponsored by a royal member, the future

Bhadravarman II Bhadravarman or Phạm Hồ Đạt (, Middle Chinese: ''buam’-ɣɔ-dɑt,'' Sanskrit ''Bhadravarman'', literally "Blessed armour" but also meaning the ''Jasminum sambac'' flower), was the king of Champa from 380 to 413. In 380, Bhadravarman, ...

(r. 905–917); a shrine and the installation of silver icon for Avalokiteśvara in the city of Vrddha Ratnapura (present-day Đại Hữu, Quảng Bình, three statues of Prajñaparamita and two of Avalokiteśvara have been recovered); constructions in

Mỹ Sơn Mỹ Sơn () is a cluster of abandoned and partially ruined Hindu temples in central Vietnam, constructed between the 4th and the 14th century by the Kings of Champa, an Indianized kingdom of the Cham people. The temples are dedicated to the wor ...

and Khương Mỹ, such as Mỹ Sơn A12, A13, B2, E4. Syncretic Saivaism-Buddhism had been developed in this context, which associated Buddha and Bodhisattvas were seen as the saviors in that religious system, presided over by Śiva as the supreme protector. Architectural influence from

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...

(which at the time ruled by the Mahayana Shailendras who were former trade rivals of Champa), could be related to Po Klung Pilih Räjadvära, a Cham nobleman, relative of Simhavarman's wive, and a well-known minister of Cham court. Räjadvära went on a pilgrimage to Java in 908. Jaya Simhavarman was succeeded by his son Saktivarman (r. 904), who reigned very brief, followed by

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