Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c7.69
Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c7.69
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c7.69
A French savant has suggested that the progress of Buddhism gave a great impetus to the Indian colonization by the abolition of caste distinctions and the removal of the notion of untouchability which stood in the way of an orthodox Hindu's sojourn in foreign lands. As an evidence he cites the discovery of Buddhist images of an early date in the different colonies.¹¹