Hinduism in southeast Asia: from the 1st century AD Traders from India, increasingly adventurous as seafarers from the 1st century AD, carry Hinduism through southeast Asia. On the mainland (Burma, Cambodia, the southern part of Vietnam) and in the islands (Sumatra, Java), Hindu kingdoms are established. In later centuries impressive Hindu temples are built.Angkor Wat is merely the best known. As in India itself, Hinduism and Buddhism coexist in the early centuries. In southeast Asia, Buddhism eventually prevails and Hinduism fades away (except in the small island of Bali). In India, by contrast, Buddhism vanishes in its homeland - leaving the field to the subcontinents first great religion, Hinduism, and to a newcomer,Islam.
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:27:57 +0000
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