Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara Jambi
This article explores the maritime connections relating to Buddhism and diplomacy between polities in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, and China from the beginning of the 11th century up to the 12th century CE. It focuses on new epigraphic evidence from Muara Jambi in the form...
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| description | This article explores the maritime connections relating to Buddhism and diplomacy between polities in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, and China from the beginning of the 11th century up to the 12th century CE. It focuses on new epigraphic evidence from Muara Jambi in the form of two inscribed strips of copper mentioning the Cūḍāmaṇivarmavihāra, a monastery funded by the king of Śrīvijaya in Nagapattinam (South India), and the Bālādityavihāra, probably located in Nālandā (Northeastern India). These new findings are compared to archaeological and textual materials from elsewhere in the Buddhist world that cast light on the web of transregional connections between Nusantara, China, and India in the early centuries of the second millennium. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b140ab7816b54fb9b2b187cfedb74eda2025-08-20T02:21:57ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442025-05-0116666410.3390/rel16060664Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara JambiWahyu Rizky Andhifani0Hedwi Prihatmoko1Andrea Acri2Arlo Griffiths3Mathilde Mechling4Gregory Sattler5National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), University of Indonesia, Jakarta 10340, IndonesiaNational Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), University of Indonesia, Jakarta 10340, IndonesiaÉcole Pratique des Hautes Études, PSL University (EPHE, PSL), 75014 Paris, FranceÉcole Française d’Extrême-Orient, 75116 Paris, FranceÉcole Pratique des Hautes Études, PSL University (EPHE, PSL), 75014 Paris, FranceHistory Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USAThis article explores the maritime connections relating to Buddhism and diplomacy between polities in Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, the Indian subcontinent, and China from the beginning of the 11th century up to the 12th century CE. It focuses on new epigraphic evidence from Muara Jambi in the form of two inscribed strips of copper mentioning the Cūḍāmaṇivarmavihāra, a monastery funded by the king of Śrīvijaya in Nagapattinam (South India), and the Bālādityavihāra, probably located in Nālandā (Northeastern India). These new findings are compared to archaeological and textual materials from elsewhere in the Buddhist world that cast light on the web of transregional connections between Nusantara, China, and India in the early centuries of the second millennium.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/6/664templesdiplomacySouth AsiaSoutheast AsiaChinaSumatra |
| spellingShingle | Wahyu Rizky Andhifani Hedwi Prihatmoko Andrea Acri Arlo Griffiths Mathilde Mechling Gregory Sattler Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara Jambi Religions temples diplomacy South Asia Southeast Asia China Sumatra |
| title | Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara Jambi |
| title_full | Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara Jambi |
| title_fullStr | Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara Jambi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara Jambi |
| title_short | Maritime Links Between China, Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, and Buddhist Monasteries in India (c. 11th–12th Centuries) in the Light of Two Fragmentary Inscribed Strips of Copper from Muara Jambi |
| title_sort | maritime links between china sumatra the malay peninsula and buddhist monasteries in india c 11th 12th centuries in the light of two fragmentary inscribed strips of copper from muara jambi |
| topic | temples diplomacy South Asia Southeast Asia China Sumatra |
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