Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c10.68

c10.68

The twelve records, containing these regulations, referred to above are, diagraphic *i.e.* their texts are first written in the current Kamboja alphabet and then repeated in the North Indian alphabet of the time. Some of the texts are written in North Indian alphabet alone. This has proved very puzzling. I think the text was written in North Indian alphabet because there was a stream of visitors from North India who were yet unfamiliar with Kambuja alphabet. They might have been ascetics or pilgrims who went there for short periods. According to this view, the diagraphic inscriptions would be very strong evidence of an intimate relation between India and Kambuja.