Ancient Indian Colonization in South-East Asia c9.99

c9.99

Although deeply influenced by the Mons, Burma henceforth maintained close relations both with East India and Ceylon. With the proverbial zeal of a new convert, Aniruddha built numerous temples and monasteries, and came to be recognised as the defender of Buddhist faith. When Ceylon was ravaged by the Cholas, its king requested Aniruddha to send Buddhist monks and scriptures. Aniruddha granted the request and got in return a duplicate of the tooth relic of Buddha. But sometimes he went to the extreme. For example, in the well-known Buddhist formula, *ye dharmā hetuprabhavā etc.*, he substituted his own name for that of the Buddha.