Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v6.c41.s15.13

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Support to this view is received also from the *Mahāvaṁśa’s* list of ten Buddhist missionaries sent forth to various parts of the world by king Asoka, including Suvarṇa-bhūmi (land of gold), variously identified with ‘the region extending from Pegu right down through the Malay Peninsula,’ with ‘southern Siam,’ and also with the island of Sumatra. Further, ‘Prince Damrong and other competent authorities believe that the original *stūpa* over which the existing large pagoda of Nak’on Prat’om was built dates from the time of king Asoka.’³ General Wood quotes Hiuen Tsang to the effect that king Sīlāditya of Kanoj sent missionaries to foreign countries, who must have visited Siam also ‘since images peculiar to that period have been discovered at Nak’on Prat’om, Nak’on Srit’ammarat, and in other parts of Siam.’⁴