671I-tsing's Journey Through Southeast Asia

I-tsing visited Srivijaya and Malayu in Sumatra and Kedah in...
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📜 Faxian's Journey to Retrieve Buddhist Scriptures

412: The Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian sails through the Indian Ocean and travels throughout Sri Lanka and India bring and gather Buddhist scriptures.
Faxian's Journey to Retrieve Buddhist Scriptures (399)
BuddhismReligious PilgrimageSilk RoadCultural ExchangeEarly BuddhismReligious TextsTravel
ChinaChinaSri LankaSri LankaIndiaIndia

🙏 Chinese Annals Mention Buddhist Kingdom of Kanto Lim

Chinese annals mentioned the existence of the Buddhist Kingdom, Kanto Lim in South Sumatra, presumably in the neighborhood of present-day Palembang.
Chinese Annals Mention Buddhist Kingdom of Kanto Lim (502)
BuddhismSumatraReligious HistoryMonarchyCultural Exchange
IndonesiaIndonesiaChinaChina

📜 Jnanagupta Translates Buddhist Sutras into Chinese

to 592: Buddhist monk Jnanagupta translates 39 sutras from Sanskrit to Chinese.
Jnanagupta Translates Buddhist Sutras into Chinese (561)
BuddhismTranslationReligious TextsCultural ExchangeReligious History
ChinaChinaIndiaIndia

🙏 I-tsing's Journey Through Southeast Asia

I-tsing visited Srivijaya and Malayu in Sumatra and Kedah in Malay peninsula on his way to Nalanda, India.
I-tsing's Journey Through Southeast Asia (671)
BuddhismPilgrimageSrivijayaCultural Exchange
IndonesiaIndonesiaMalaysiaMalaysiaIndiaIndia

🏯 Srivijayan King Constructs Buddhist Temple and Monastery at Nalanda

Balaputra, the maharaja of Suvarnadvipa and the ruler of Srivijaya, constructs the Buddhist temple and monastery in Nalanda India, on the land given by King Devapaladeva. of Pala in Benggala, according to the Nalanda inscription.
Srivijayan King Constructs Buddhist Temple and Monastery at Nalanda (860)
BuddhismReligionSrivijayaMonasteryPatronage
IndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesia

⚔️ Chola Empire Conquers Pannai and Kadaram, Raids Srivijayan Empire

Rajendra Chola, the Chola king from Cholamandala in South India, conquers Pannai and Kadaram from Srivijaya and occupies it for some time. The Cholas continue a series of raids and conquests of parts Srivijayan empire in Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula.
Chola Empire Conquers Pannai and Kadaram, Raids Srivijayan Empire (1025)
Chola DynastySrivijaya EmpireNaval WarfareIndian OceanConquestMaritime Trade
IndiaIndiaIndonesiaIndonesiaMalaysiaMalaysia