Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c8.58

c8.58

The advance of the Hindu colonists to Central Java is proved by a Sanskrit inscription engraved on a large boulder near the famous spring called Tuk Mas, to the north-east of Magelang. This inscription is perhaps slightly later in date than the records of Pūrṇa-varman. A Buddha image of Amarāvatī style found at Jember in Eastern Java proves the further penetration of the Hindus by the second or third century A.D.