Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c10.64

c10.64

Many Purāṇic legends are also referred to in the inscriptions. The sacredness of the river Gaṅgā is implied in an inscription of Central Java, while the term *rājarṣi* is applied to the grandfather of king Pūrṇavarman of Western Java. Reference is also made to the Kṛta-yuga when Dharma prevailed in its entirety, and to the Kali-yuga, full of evils. These indicate that even popular religious or semi-religious beliefs, current in India, were prevalent in the colonies.