Mon civilization
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The Mon civilization was an early Theravada Buddhist culture of mainland Southeast Asia, influential in the development of writing, religion, and statecraft in regions of present-day Myanmar and Thailand.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Theravada Buddhist culture
ⓘ
ancient civilization ⓘ historical culture of mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| associatedPolity |
Dvaravati Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Hanthawaddy Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaton Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalCharacteristic |
Buddhist art and iconography
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Buddhist monastic institutions ⓘ construction of Buddhist stupas ⓘ use of Pali in religious texts ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
Burmese culture
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Khmer culture NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mon people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Lower Myanmar
NERFINISHED
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central Thailand ⓘ |
| influenced |
Burmese script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khmer script NERFINISHED ⓘ Lanna script NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai script ⓘ early Burmese state formation ⓘ early Thai state formation ⓘ |
| influencedRegion |
present-day Myanmar
ⓘ
present-day Thailand ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of writing systems in mainland Southeast Asia
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early statecraft in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ spread of Theravada Buddhism in mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| language | Mon language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
Mon Buddhist traditions in Myanmar
ⓘ
Mon Buddhist traditions in Thailand ⓘ influence on Southeast Asian epigraphy ⓘ influence on Southeast Asian legal and administrative models ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Austroasiatic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCenter |
Dvaravati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pegu NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Buddhism in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
history of Myanmar ⓘ history of Thailand ⓘ |
| region | mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Theravada ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| religiousRole | early transmitter of Theravada Buddhism to neighboring polities ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early second millennium CE
ⓘ
first millennium CE ⓘ |
| usedScriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Mon script
NERFINISHED
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Old Mon script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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