Born in 789 AD, Serey Sayavong's original name, Kasikor Srae, literally translates to "Farmer of the Rice Field." This humble identity is central to his philosophy as a Mentor: he believed that the strength of a nation—and the legitimacy of the Hidden Ones—rested not with kings, but with the people who tilled the earth. His Sino-Khmer background provided him with a unique worldview. Kasikor Srae was no longer a simple farmer; he was Serey Sayavong ("The Freedom of the Lineage"). He left behind a Brotherhood that would watch over the construction of Angkor Wat after he befriended and rescued Jayavarman II from the Order of the Ancients, facilitating the King's rise to unify the Khmer Empire in 802 AD.
