ABSTRACT
In looking at how temple traditions migrated or were translated across the region, it is helpful to look at the evidence presented in the remains of other polities that existed in parallel with the development of Khmer and Javanese temple traditions, as well as their possible connections with India. As well as the Javanese and Cambodian locations discussed in the previous two chapters, there are a number of other significant Hindu-Buddhist sites in Southeast Asia (see Figure 6.1). Given the presence of extensive trade routes between India and the various Southeast Asian polities from at least the second century CE onwards, comparison of the interpretations and adaptations of Indic traditions of Pyu, Dvaravati, Srivijaya and Champa sites can fill some gaps in our understanding of the evolving monumental architecture of Java and Cambodia. Similarly, the traditions developed at the fringes of India itself, in the Indus Valley of modern Pakistan and along the coast of Orissa, can also provide clues as to the development and adaptation of temples with their geographic spread.
