Indian cultural influence in Southeast Asia
a. resulted from the political conquest of the region by Emperor Ashoka.
b. was a matter of voluntary adoption and adaptation of Indian religious, philosophical, and political ideas by independent societies that found them useful.
c. began with the travels of the Buddha to this region toward the end of his life.
d. resulted in the region rejecting the influence of Islam.
Ans: b. was a matter of voluntary adoption and adaptation of Indian religious, philosophical, and political ideas by independent societies that found them useful.
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