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From Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom……92 The Angkor Thom Castle Town. What is it that Constituted the Vigor of those Bygone Days?......93 Approaching the Stateliness of Angkor Wat……95 The Foundational Work for the Erection of Angkor Wat……97 The Corbel Arch and Stone Masonry Technology……99 Vast Reservoirs (Barays) Sustaining the Prosperity of the Castle Towns……101 iii Restoration of the Western Approach of Angkor Wat……41 The Training at the Banteay Kdei site and Excavation of 274 Buddha Statues…..45 Human Resource Development Project – An International Voluntary Activity….46 Financial Resources that Supported the Activities of the Study Team……51 A Great and Unexpected Discovery – The 274 Statues of the Buddha……54 As President of Sophia University……56 My Reception of the Ramon Magsaysay Award……59 IV. Chapter 4 –The Era of Angkor Wat……61 The Khmers who accepted Indian Culture……61 The Khmer and Surrounding Ethnic Groups……63 The National Culture of Cambodia……65 The Prosperity of the Angkor Dynasty……67 Pax Angkorica……70 Clues to Clarify the Angkor Dynasty……73 Confirmed Social and Economic Activities of those Times……75 Re-distribution of Wealth by the Erection of a Temple……77 Research Conducted on the Five Major Archaeological Sites (Local Bases)…80 Transcending the Historical Viewpoint Centered on Western Europe……84 Knowing more about the Angkor Ruins……85 Collections of Photographs and Books mainly Composed of Photographs…86 Commentaries, Research Works, and Translations Concerning the Angkor Ruins……87 Concerning the History of Cambodia and Southeast Asia……89 Concerning Activities of the Sophia University Angkor Archaeological Site International Survey Team and the Preservation and Restoration of Archaeological Sites……89 Periodic Publications and Research/Research Reports from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, etc. ……90 V. Chapter 5 –A Message from Angkor Wat……92