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.s18.4
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.s18.4
- Language
- English
v6.c41.s18.4
Sumatra as an island of gold is mentioned, besides in the *Rāmāyaṇa*, in Buddhist literature also.² ‘From Chinese sources we learn that a Hinduized kingdom of Palembang (formerly known as Śrīvijaya) existed in Sumatra in the fifth century A.D. In the tenth century this kingdom . . . ruled over fifteen subject states. In the tenth century this Sumatran kingdom was conquered by Java, but soon recovered its independence. Early in the thirteenth century we find again a list of the subject countries of Śrīvijaya. In the fourteenth century it came under the sway of Majapapit kingdom of Java.’³ Thus ‘the history of the great island before its rediscovery by the Portuguese is wrapped in mystery.’⁴
Linked texts (1)
- Vālmīkirāmāyaṇa — Vālmīki, Sanskrit