Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Hinduism-Believed that Hindu priests from India were invited to the courts of ancient Southeast Asian rulers to teach them Indian culture.Historians thought that India was one of the most advanced civilisations of the ancient world, thus ancient Southeast Asian kingsso they wanted to learn from the Indians.

Buddhism-It was spread to the Southeast Asia c.300CE. It was brought by Indian and Chinese traders with the Buddhist missionaries who travelled with them.