Indianization of Southeast Asia

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Indianization of Southeast Asia refers to the historical process by which Indian religions, political models, languages, and cultural practices spread to and profoundly influenced the societies of Southeast Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indosphere expansion ⓘ
cultural diffusion ⓘ
historical process ⓘ
characterizedBy construction of Hindu-Buddhist temples ⓘ
devaraja cult in some polities ⓘ
local adaptation of Indian models ⓘ
selective adoption of Indian elements ⓘ
syncretism with indigenous beliefs ⓘ
use of Sanskrit in royal inscriptions ⓘ
hasKeyMechanism diplomatic contacts ⓘ
intermarriage of elites ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
merchant networks ⓘ
migration of Brahmins ⓘ
migration of Buddhist monks ⓘ
patronage by local rulers ⓘ
religious missions ⓘ
hasKeyTextualSource Buddhist sutras ⓘ
Dharmashastra ⓘ
linked to: Dharmashastras

Jataka tales ⓘ
Mahabharata ⓘ
Puranas ⓘ
Ramayana ⓘ
hasMainRegion Southeast Asia ⓘ
hasNotableSite Angkor Wat ⓘ
Borobudur ⓘ
linked to: Borobudur Temple

My Son sanctuary ⓘ
Pagan temple complex ⓘ
Prambanan ⓘ
linked to: Prambanan Temple
hasSourceRegion Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
influencedCulture astrology ⓘ
calendar systems ⓘ
dance traditions ⓘ
epic narratives ⓘ
iconography ⓘ
literature ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
temple architecture ⓘ
influencedInstitution court rituals ⓘ
education in monasteries ⓘ
kingship ideology ⓘ
legal codes ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
temple institutions ⓘ
influencedRegion Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ
Brunei ⓘ
linked to: Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia ⓘ
Champa ⓘ
Dvaravati ⓘ
Funan ⓘ
Indonesia ⓘ
Khmer Empire ⓘ
Laos ⓘ
Majapahit ⓘ
linked to: Majapahit Empire

Malaysia ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Pagan Kingdom ⓘ
Singapore ⓘ
Srivijaya ⓘ
linked to: Srivijaya Empire

Thailand ⓘ
Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam

southern Thailand ⓘ
involves spread of Indian architecture ⓘ
spread of Indian art styles ⓘ
spread of Indian court culture ⓘ
spread of Indian languages ⓘ
spread of Indian legal concepts ⓘ
spread of Indian literary traditions ⓘ
spread of Indian political models ⓘ
spread of Indian religions ⓘ
spread of Indian scripts ⓘ
spread of Pali vocabulary ⓘ
spread of Sanskrit vocabulary ⓘ
involvesLanguage Pali ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
involvesReligion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Mahayana

Shaivism ⓘ
Theravada Buddhism ⓘ
linked to: Theravada

Vaishnavism ⓘ
involvesScript Grantha script ⓘ
Kawi script ⓘ
Pallava script ⓘ
notCharacterizedBy direct Indian political control ⓘ
relatedConcept Greater India ⓘ
linked to: Indies

Indian cultural sphere ⓘ
Indosphere ⓘ
Sanskritization ⓘ
studiedInDiscipline Indology ⓘ
Southeast Asian history ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ
timePeriodEnd late medieval period ⓘ
timePeriodPeak 10th century ⓘ
7th century ⓘ
8th century ⓘ
9th century ⓘ
timePeriodStart early centuries CE ⓘ

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India–Southeast Asia → associatedWith → Indianization of Southeast Asia ⓘ
Indosphere → historicalProcess → Indianization of Southeast Asia ⓘ
Tondo polity → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Indianized kingdoms of Southeast Asia ⓘ
linked to: Indianization of Southeast Asia