Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c7.63

c7.63

This picture is only true in a general way, for there must have been variations in different localities. For example, we have the positive statement in Chinese records that the people of Fu-nan, both men and women, went about naked until the Indian settlers taught them the use of cloth. This indicates that some elements in the population were in a more primitive state than the above picture would suggest. It is also a warning against the too ready assumption of a high degree of culture in the communities among whom the Hindu colonists settled.