Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champa; Vol. II: Suvarnadvipa) v2.c13.s2.t2.102
Ancient Indian Colonies in the Far East (Vol. I: Champā; Vol. II: Suvarṇadvīpa) v2.c13.s2.t2.102
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v2.c13.s2.t2.102
As regards Suvarṇadvīpa, the assumption that it unquestionably denotes Sumatra is as unwarranted as the assertion that immediately follows, viz., 'that Suvarṇadvīpa is different from Suvarṇabhūmi.' The question has been fully discussed above in Bk. I., Chap. IV, and it has been shown that the name Suvarṇabhūmi or Suvarṇadvīpa was indifferently used to denote a wide region including Burma, Malay Peninsula, and the islands of the Indian archipelago.