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In 1500 BCE, Aryan invaders bring velidic religion, which is a sacred literature and collection of hymns in the Hinduism religion
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In 1200 BCE, Aryans, who are followers of the religion Hinduism, migrate into Southern Asia.
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Between 900-600 BCE, the first phase of Hinduism known as ,Brahmanism, develops. This brings attention to social and ritual obligation.
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In 800 BCE, Buddhism and Jainism affected Hinduism because they took away the followers of Hinduism, and they made Hinduism more moderate.
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600 BCE: The first form of the caste system is made, which is made up of:
Brahmins- which are religious leaders
Kshatriyas-which are nobles and warriors
Vaisyas-which are artisans and formers
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Between 326-184 BCE, Mauryan Dynasty founded, which Chandragupta ruled from 324 BCE to 301 BCE.
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Hinduism flourished in Cambodia during the Khmer period from the 9th to the 15th centuries. Also the classical Hindu language of Sanskrit was the official language of the Khmer court.
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From 100 CE, The religion of Hinduism spreads to Southeast Asia mostly because of wars and trades.
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In 200 CE, this is the beginning of the Vedanta system, which is a Brahmanical system where all the power resides in the priest.
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Hinduism was initially transported out of India by seafaring merchants and traders, as early as the 3rd century B.C.E.
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Merchants that traveld the Silk Road, using the Sea Lanes through the India Ocean, had a big impact of spreading Hinduism.
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In the the 5th century C.E. Hindu king from southern and eastern India sent many groups to Sri Lanka. It led to prolonged stuggle for territorial control.
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The Srivijayan kingdom was in Sumatra, Indonesia, in the third century C.E. By the 8th century it grew so much it became a very powerful kingdom.
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in the 5th century C.E., Chola rulers of Tamil Nadu invaded Sri Lanka and attempted to start a Hindu kingdom there.
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The most substantial Hindu temple in southeast Asia was built in the Sailendra dynasty on central Java in the 9th century. It is called Prambanan.
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They pushed into southeast Asia, and gained control of part of Indonesia where, briefly, they established a Hindu kingdom.In the 11th Century.
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The largest Hindu temple in the world was constructed by the Hindu in the 12th century C.E. Many smaller temples were also built.
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In the 6th century Cambodia had an insrciption have them read from a Brahmin who made a gift of the Ramaana, Mahabharta and the Purana texts daily. The reading of the scripts helped influencing the religious life of the people.
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Hinduism population is being reduced because of Christianity gaining more followers in Asia.
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In the earl 1990's, hindus were few outside of Bali, made up of 93% of the population. Others were scattered throughout the archipelago.
