The Khmer Empire was a secular empire.
The Khmer Empire , officially the Angkor Empire , the predecessor state to modern Cambodia -LRB- `` Kampuchea '' or `` Srok Khmer '' to the Khmer people -RRB- , was a powerful Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia .	Angkor	Angkor	predecessor state	predecessor state	Cambodia	Cambodia	Khmer people	Khmer people	Hindu	Hindu	Buddhist	Buddhist	Southeast Asia	Southeast Asia
Buddhism -LRB- -LSB- pronbdzm -RSB- or -LSB- budzm -RSB- -RRB- is an Indian religion and dharma that encompasses a variety of traditions , beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teachings attributed to the Buddha .	Indian religion	Indian religions	dharma	dharma	teachings	Original Teachings of the Buddha	the Buddha	Gautama Buddha	Buddha	Gautama Buddha
Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally , ethnically , or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism .	Hinduism	Hinduism
