Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.341
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.341
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Indeed, the evidence of a commercial origin of this intercourse with the Far East meets us at every step. In the first place, almost all the literary references given above deal with stories of merchants or seekers of wealth. Secondly, the geographical names, applied by the Indians, all refer to minerals, metals, or some industrial and agricultural products. We may note, for example, Suvarṇadvīpa ( and its variants Hemakūṭa Suvarṇakūṭa, Suvarṇakuḍya), Rupyakadvīpa, Tāmradvīpa, Yavadvīpa, Laṅkādvīpa, Takkola, Śaṅkha-dvīpa, Karpūra-dvīpa, Nārikela-dvīpa, etc.