Saturday, October 31, 2009

HINDU-BUDDHIST KINGDOM

=== Hindu-Buddhist kingdom ===

((main | Indonesia: Era of Hindu-Buddhist kingdom))
[[Image: Inscription tugu.jpg | thumb | 200px | Tugu inscription remains of King [[Purnawarman of Taruma]]]]
In the 4th century until the 7th century in the West Java region is patterned kingdom of Hindu-Buddhist kingdom [[Tarumanagara]] followed by [[Kingdom of Sunda]] until the 16th century. In the [[7th century]] to [[14th century]], royal Buddhist [[Srivijaya]] flourished in Sumatra. Explorers of China [[I Ching]] to visit the capital [[Palembang]] around the year [[670]]. At the peak, the Srivijaya controlled the extent [[West Java]] and [[Peninsular Malays]]. The 14th century also witnessed the rise of an empire [[Hindu]] in [[East Java]], [[Majapahit]]. Majapahit grand vizier of the year [[1331]] until [[1364]], [[Gajah Mada]] succeeded in obtaining power over what is now part of Indonesia and its magnitude is almost the entire peninsula Malays. Inherited from the Gajah Mada, including codifying the law and in Javanese culture, as seen in [[epic]]''[[Ramayana ]]''.

source: wikipedia