Southeast Asia: The Cultural Crossroads, 500-1000 C.E.

Dr. Leonard Andaya, Department of History

I. The Case of the Lost Region

II. Unique Location

III. Cultural Crossroads: Adaptations

IV. Persistence of Southeast Asian Attitudes

Terms

1. Modern Southeast Asian States

  • Burma (Myanmar)
  • Thailand
  • Laos
  • Cambodia
  • Vietnam
  • Malaysia
  • Singapore
  • Brunei
  • Indonesia
  • East Timor
  • Philippines

2. Religions and Religious Terms

Hinduism

  • Siva
  • Visnu
  • Mt Meru
  • Maharajadiraja = King of Kings

Siva-Buddhism

Brahmanism

Theravada Buddhism

  • Kamma
  • Kammatic Buddhism
  • Nibbana
  • Sangha

Islam

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