How did Hinduism and Buddism spread to southeast aisa

Hinduium
Hinduism came to southeast aisa around the first century CE. It is believed
that Hindu priest from India were invited to the courts of southeast asian rulers to teach indian culture.
Many historians concluded that this was because India was considered to be one of the most advanced civilisations
in those days. The kings wanted to learn from the Indians.

BUDDHISM
Buddhism came to southeast asia c.300CE. It was brought by the Indian and Chinese traders as well as the Buddhist missionaries who travelled with them.

The impact that the different religion had on acient southeast asia

IMPACT OF RELIGIONS
They had an impact on the way the people lived.These religions also guide many acient southeast asia
rulers in the way thry govern. In mainland southeast asia,khmer kings became Hindu devarajas (divine kings) and their people construct capital cities in which their palaces represented gods. Rulers of island southeast asia adopted Islam and called themselves sultans. The kingdoms were called sultanates. In acient China, the people of ancient southeast aisa did not entirely follow the new religionand abandon their older beliefs. They combined the older beliefs and the new teachings. Today, the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam continue to shape the lives of people in southeast aisa. Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei are countries where majority of the people are muslims while the people in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar and mostly Buddhist.