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What structures in Southeast Asia bear witness to the spread of Buddhism?

Borobudur, Indonesia

- Mahayana Buddhist temple

- 8th and 9th centuries AD

- Located in central Java

Angkor Wat, Cambodia

- Hindu temple, later converted to a Buddhist temple

- 12th century AD

- Located in northwest Cambodia

Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar

- Theravada Buddhist temple, located in Yangon

- Built between 15th and 17th centuries AD

- Said to house the relics of the Buddha

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