ABSTRACT
Burma in the pyu kingdom which, as may be gathered from the accounts of seventh-century Chinese pilgrims, bore the name of Shrikshetra two Buddhist sects coexisted: the Theravada, whose language was Pali, and the Mulasarvastivada, whose language was Sanskrit. information about Pyu civilization provided by Chinese sources comes from the accounts of two embassies sent from Nan-chao to China in 802 and 807. Mahayana Buddhism was introduced into Pagan during the seventh century, and the Ari sect soon gave it a pronounced Tantrist tendency. The most ancient of Burma's law codes dates from the reign of Jayasura II. Its author was a Mon called Dhammavilasa. During Aniruddha reign, spiritual ties between Burma and Ceylon were strengthened. In 1190 is the date marking the introduction into Burma of the Buddhism that resulted from the reforms brought in by the Sinhalese king, Parakramabahu I.
