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.s15.43
Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v6.c41.s15.43
- Language
- English
v6.c41.s15.43
The country of Siam appears to have been markedly connected with India from the time of king Asoka. The religions, tradition, culture, and population are of Indian extract. Some 98 per cent. of Siamese at present profess Buddhism. Before the time of Asoka, there are reasons to believe, Hinduism was prevalent there. The images of Vishṇu, Gaṇeśa, and other deities, and of Rāma, Sītā, as well as the incidents of the *Rāmāyaṇa* and the *Mahābhārata* are found depicted in temples and monasteries in Siam. The names of places like Ayodhya, Saurashtra, Maharastra, Vishṇu-loka, etc., as also of persons, are Indian in origin. The name of the country itself sounds like Indian.
Linked texts (2)
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit