This volume advocates a trans-regional, and maritime-focused, approach to studying the
genesis, development and circulation of Esoteric (or Tantric) Buddhism across Maritime Asia …

The Terengganu Stone has generally been accepted as one of the oldest archaeological
artifacts for the evidence of the arrival of Islam to Malaysia, and Southeast Asia more …

In a previous article, processes of early state formation of the epigraphically well-
documented late seventh century Kadātuan Śrīvijaya have been analysed. The present one …

This book provides a timely analysis of the politics, philosophy, and history of Chinese
power, focusing on social, strategic, and diplomatic trends that have shaped China for over …

Batu Bersurat Terengganu telahpun diterima sebagai salah sebuah artifak tertua yang boleh
membuktikan kehadiran Islam di Malaysia dan secara amnya juga di Asia Tenggara. Sejak …

In this chapter I investigate the way Malagasy split off from other Austronesian languages,
and the sociopolitical circumstances under which this may have happened. Malagasy is an …

The oldest written text in Javanese literature is Candrakiraṇa, one of its parts, the
Amaramālā, mentions “Indra” as a king of the Śailendra dynasty. This work is essential …

The Thai–Malay Peninsula is a multicultural region in Southeast Asia with a long history
spanning at least 2,300 years. However, its sparse historical evidence makes its history …

Based on extensive original research, this book explores the history and current revival of
Buddhism on the Indonesian island of Java. Beginning by tracing how Buddhism came to …

This book provides an overview of the Indianised kingdoms in premodern Southeast Asia.
Pulling together multiple secondary sources, it studies the kingdoms in the Malay …