Editing Angkor (section)

=== Hindu restoration ===
The Hindu restoration began around 1243&nbsp;AD, with the death of Jayavarman VII's successor, [[Indravarman II]]. The next king, [[Jayavarman VIII]], was a Shaivite iconoclast who specialized in destroying Buddhist images and in reestablishing the Hindu shrines that his illustrious predecessor had converted to Buddhism. During the restoration, the Bayon was made a temple to Shiva, and its central 3.6 meter tall statue of the Buddha was cast to the bottom of a nearby well. Everywhere, cultist statues of the Buddha were replaced by lingams.{{sfn|Higham|2001|p=133}}