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... Southeast Asia . The peoples of Southeast Asia have not been mere satellites of the more powerful Indian and Chinese civilizations . On the contrary , the cultures that arose in these three vast areas might better be thought of as ...
... Southeast Asia . The peoples of Southeast Asia have not been mere satellites of the more powerful Indian and Chinese civilizations . On the contrary , the cultures that arose in these three vast areas might better be thought of as ...
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... Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia , where Buddhism is practiced by significant numbers of overseas Chinese . The primary example , however , is Japan , where Buddhism has contin- ued to play an important role . In ...
... Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia , where Buddhism is practiced by significant numbers of overseas Chinese . The primary example , however , is Japan , where Buddhism has contin- ued to play an important role . In ...
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... southeastern coast of the Caspian rise to the north- west - southeast - oriented Kopet - Dag Range , which forms the boundary between Turkmenistan and Iran . MAP INDEX Political subdivisions Gorno - Badakhshan . 38 00 Central Asia 701 ...
... southeastern coast of the Caspian rise to the north- west - southeast - oriented Kopet - Dag Range , which forms the boundary between Turkmenistan and Iran . MAP INDEX Political subdivisions Gorno - Badakhshan . 38 00 Central Asia 701 ...
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