What are the best POD for the people in the Pacific islands to adopt Hinduism or Buddhism as their religions?
Syncretic versions are also accepted.
Syncretic versions are also accepted.
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That is otl prevent the spanish and other Europeans from arriving.
Manitobot said that there should be at least hindus and buddhist in the Philippines in OTL Philippines was either hindu or buddhist before the spanish came, there are areas that are buddhist there are areas that are hindu..the muslims were a negligible minority.East of the Philippines? Are we reading the same history?
I agree with @manitobot. Specifically, I think the key lies in Chola trading guilds exploring Australia, which if memory serves me right has quite spectacular rudrakshas. They could then circumnavigate it, making their way to New Zealand, and further towards neighbouring Pacific archipelagos.
Alternatively, have the Chola conquer the Philippines. If memory serves me right, the founder of Cetu was actually a Chola, so it’s certainly possible. That’s a very probable outlet to explore the Pacific islands.