The last remaining relic of the Hindu Buddhist civilization that dominated the area after the early years of the common period is Bali, an island in Indonesia.
- Traders and merchants introduced Indian religions to Bali, and inscriptions show that the Balinese monarchs patronized a range of Hindu and Buddhist groups.
- Over time, holy geography from India was transported and translated to Bali, local deities were progressively incorporated into the pantheon, and all rival sects were eventually merged into the new entity known as Balinese religion.
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