Countries of Southeast AsiaCountries of Southeast Asia

• VietnamVietnam

• CambodiaCambodia

• LaosLaos

• Burma Burma (Myanmar)(Myanmar)

• ThailandThailand

• Malaysia• Indonesia• Singapore• Brunei• Philippines• East Timor

The CIA World Fact BookThe CIA World Fact Book

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/la.html

Co-mingling of religions Co-mingling of religions

Eastern religionsEastern religions

• BuddhismBuddhism

• ConfucianismConfucianism

• TaoismTaoism

• HinduismHinduism

• Islam

• Christianity

MandalaMandala

• http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/online/mandala/

• http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html

• http://mahasiddha.org/mandala/

Early trade centersEarly trade centers• FunanFunan

– Southern Vietnam/CambodiaSouthern Vietnam/Cambodia

• ChampaChampa– Modern CambodiaModern Cambodia– Khmers (forest-dweller)Khmers (forest-dweller)

• SrivijayaSrivijaya– On modern SumatraOn modern Sumatra

• MalaccaMalacca

Early tradeEarly trade

• Spices (pepper, cinnamon, etc.)Spices (pepper, cinnamon, etc.)

• TeaTea

• TinTin

• CamphorCamphor

Bahasa MalayBahasa Malay

• Orang Laut – “man of the water”Orang Laut – “man of the water”

• Orang Asli – “original man”Orang Asli – “original man”

• Orang Utan – “man of the trees”Orang Utan – “man of the trees”