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Start of Hinduism
Hinduism originated in India by the Indus River around 1500 BC. -
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Vedas
Around 1300 B.C.E, scriptures were written down by the HIndus known as Vedas. Vedas is scripture that gives them spiritual knowledge of all thi=e things in their lives. -
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Hindu starts to spread
Hinduism was first spread by merchants and traders who traveled mostly by sea to other countries around 3rd century B.C.E. -
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Cambodia
Hinduism came into Cambodia during the beginning of the Kingdom of Funan (68-550). It was the offical religion during this kingdom. Cambodia has a HIndu temple, Angkor Wat, which is the biggest in the world. -
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Vietnam
The Champa Dynasty established Hinduism in Vietnam in the 2nd to 3rd century 101 C.E. It was also one of the first countries to be introduced to Hinduism outside of India. -
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Malaysia
It is estimated that the Hindus traveled to Malaysian shores at least 1,700 years ago to trade goods. Indian culture and traditions started to spread in these parts resulting in many temples being built. -
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Sri Lanka
HInduism spread to Sri Lanka when Hindu kings from southern and eastern India would try to take over countries by sending men over there to seize those countries. -
Jul 1, 701
Indonesia
In the 3rd century C.E, the Srivijayan kingdom was established in Sumatra, Indonesia which became a very powerful kindom whose main religion was HInduism. -
Oct 1, 1001
Cholas
The Chola rulers invaded Sri Lanka and established a Hindu kingdom there by the 11th century. They built many temples there that soon became centers of Hinduism. -
Jan 1, 1112
Replaced by Buddhism
With the growth of Buddism through out South Asia, Hinduism started to subside and die out of many of its South Asian countries after the 14th century. -
Period: Jan 1, 1112 to Apr 4, 1400
Becomes State Religion to Many Southeast Asian States
During the 5th through 14th century (400 BC - 1400 AD), many Southeast Asian countries started to embrace Hinduism as a religion. -
Dec 1, 1201
Islam Superseeds Hinduism in Indonesia
Hinduism spread to many countries including Indonesia where it was a major religion until Islam superseded it in the 13th century. The only island that did not change was Bali, which is also now the largest Hindu region outside of India. -
Dec 13, 1300
Philippines
In the Philippines, the statues of the Hindu gods were hidden so that they would not be destroyed by people who eradicated cult images. The "Golden Tara", a 4-pound gold statue of a Hindu-Malayan goddess, was found in Mindanao in 1917 which dated back to the late 13th/early 14th century. -
Jan 14, 1401
Vietnam
The Cham people built a Hindu temple named the My Son in Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam, during the 15th century. -
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Immigrants in Singapore
Tamil Immigrants from southern India traveled to Singapore to work for the British East India Company. They brought the Hindu religion and customs with them to Singapore which resulted in the building of temples throughout the island. -
First Hindu Temple in Singapore
The Sri Mariamman Temple was the first Hindu temple to be built in Singapore in 1827 by Narayana Pillai. He dedicated the temple to the Hindu goddess Mariamman. -
Malaysian Demolition of Temples
Several Hindu temples in Malaysia were demolished by city hall authorities including the Malaimel Sri Selva Kaliamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur which was in complete ruins after the city hall sent in bulldozers. -
Java and Bali
HInduism was established on the islands of Java and Bali where the Prambanan was built, a Hindu temple that was built by the Sailendra dynasty on central Java in the 9th century. -
Period: to Nov 1, 1100
Sri Lanka
HIndu kings conquered many kingdoms outside of India. The most noteworthy was the conquer of Sri Lanka and Indonesia in the 10th through the 11th centuries. -
Period: to Apr 25, 1500
Cambodia
The Hindu-Buddhist empire, the Khmer empire, brought Hinduism into Cambodia from the 9th to the 15th centuries.
