Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c11.12

c11.12

Thus in the opinion of Wales the differentiation of arts in Hindu colonies of South-east Asia was due to the different local genius in each case, the constant features of which depended on the particular pre-Indian civilisation of each region. He then proceeds to analyse in detail the constituent elements of the primitive art of that civilization which, in his opinion, are primarily responsible for the development of those characteristic features which are not borrowed from Indian art and may be regarded as peculiar to it.