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5 Religions of SE Asia - Coggle Diagram
5 Religions of SE Asia
Hinduism
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Hinduism spread to Burma, Thailand, Cambodia,
Indonesia via trade and Brahman priests
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Islam
Islam arrived in SEA sometime in the 13th c. long after Hinduism, Animism and Buddhism
It is believed that the Walis (Sufi mystics) brought Islam to Indonesia (the first entry point of Islam to SEA)
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Buddhism
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Buddha established the sangha, the order of Buddhist
monks, that is still flourishing today in mainland SEA
Animism
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Spirits must be properly propitiated or it is believed that
they can make you sick or ruin your harvest
Spirits are believed to exist everywhere (but not in all
things): rice fields, trees, homes, roads and buildings
During the height of Hinduism and Mahayana Buddhism in SEA, animism was an important alternative that appealed to ordinary people
Christianity
Catholicism came to the Philippines in the 16th c. with the arrival of the Spaniards and to East Timor with the arrival of the Portuguese Dominican Friars
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