Author: Bekkulov, Erkin Raimovich

Annotation: Lots of people may think China has a great influence in South-East Asia particularly in Archipelago of Malaysia, but India’s impact for civilization can be seen in all areas. South-East Asia was under the Indian cultural influences. ّFrom 290 BC to the XV century, local policies coped the Hindu-Buddhist civilization. India actively used its south-eastern coast in trading and establishing cultural and political relations with Burma, Thailand, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippines, Cambodia and Champa. This position brought into the cause of Indianising and sanskritation in South-East Asia. The merchants, tourists, teachers and priests of South India remained the dominant influence about 1,500 years in South-East Asia. Hinduism and Buddhism spread from India to these countries and lived for many hundreds of years in mutual tolerance. After all, many states became mainly Buddhists. Majority of local Indian ethnic groups in Malaysia consist of Tamil Hindus people. Today, they are in the third place after ethnic groups of China and Malay in Malaysia. Most of them were descended from the emigrants who had moved to Malaysia during the British colony in India. Entering the Indian civilization really gave a new status in a lifestyle and culture of the people in Malaysia. As a result, the mixture of cultures appeared in the life of the people in Malaysia. Certainly this occurrence shows the development of civilization in education, economy, culture, literature and social contributions.

Keywords: Civilization, hinduism, buddhism, mokhsa, nirvana, sanskrit, Devaraja, Nusantara, art, literature, tradition, education, Ashoka.

Pages in journal: 537 - 552