Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.22

c8.22

Whatever we may think of the theory as a whole, specially the new interpretation of Fan, there seems to be no doubt that there was a set-back to Hindu culture and revival of some obnoxious indigenous habits and practices during the third and fourth centuries A.D. But the Hinduism introduced by Kauṇḍinya II took deep root in the soil, and continued in unabated strength, till it transformed the indigenous culture almost beyond recognition.