Unearthing Bukit Choras’ 1,200-year-old Buddha statue

[@keanep2]

Plz don’t argue. But treat this is world class tourism opportunity, just like Borobudur or Angkor Wat

[@ChuanTeh]

Yeah, better not. we have lots of incredible Hulk, history has it that along Afghanistan silk road these historical figures was brutally destroy the hulks😅

[@Model3GenerativeANdroid]

I've read Tipitaka, Buddhism Holy Book. I didn't find Siddhartha Gautama Buddha claimed to be God in Tipitaka.

[@sawyewweng5096]

​@@Model3GenerativeANdroid Yes, indeed. But how is that relevant in the context of this video??

[@Model3GenerativeANdroid]

@@sawyewweng5096 simce we're talking about Buddha, I thought I share something interesting about Buddha himself.

[@sawyewweng5096]

@@Model3GenerativeANdroidHaha, what an odd bit to share. (But it should be common knowledge to practising Buddhist) We are going off tangent here, but yes, Buddhism can be regarded as an atheist religion.

[@ashchbkv6965]

My grandfather worked mining and land clearing, he told us that throughout his decades long career they found a lot of statues like this, many of which were life size just like this or even larger, but because those statues were seen as "wrong" so they were destroyed, if only he knew the historical value that those statues had he probably would've tried to save a few, but I guess putting foods on the table for his family was the sole focus of a worker's life and not worth risking his job defying the orders of land owners and employer, or worse, be prosecuted for theft. I'm glad that they found this one and hopefully more will be unearthed by the right people.

[@rainbow-qs8ie]

where were the statues found, pls?

[@satishrangsatishrang5187]

ya hence my surprise how come it was not disregarded or worse destroyed like how it was done a few years ago to build houses in kedah...uncomfortable truth for many but good job usm for doing this without fear or favour

[@razalihusain]

@@rainbow-qs8ieBukit Choras, Kedah.

[@rainbow-qs8ie]

@@razalihusain Is there any other place, besides Bukit Choras in Kedah? How about other states in the north?

[@guppydeen1319]

Certain ppl just dont want to accept the real history

[@davidsimpsonfuntoon]

Kita punya archaeologist Nasha yg membanggakan nama Malaysia. You are the best!

[@bukitkatilmp]

Respect to the USM archeologist. Not many people in the world today can even understand or read the Sanskrit language, let alone someone outside of India.

[@weiks3617]

guna chatgpt boleh baca..🤣🤣

[@guardian7keys]

many people in the world can still read and write sanskrit. the language is still widely used, we have sanskrit scholars globally. infact we have sanskrit as a recognized language in south africa

[@DiyOddJobLabourer]

Good Job Malaysian Archeologists!

[@KJotakCetek]

Tapi Mrlayu walaun akan kata ini semua fitnah. 😂.

[@SacredWarrior-io3xc]

Truth can be hidden But cannot be denied Whether one likes it or not 🤔

[@iananduncle1675]

Good job BN! They have been funding the excavations all these while since the 1970s.

[@centrumsaiyan7623]

Congratulations to the amazing team and the lead archaeologist Nasha Rodziadi Khaw.

[@sorsha8791]

Well done. All efforts must be taken to protect the history of this land and it's people. 👍👍👍

[@shawnleong5737]

Protect the statue at all costs

[@Introvertedpupil]

It's in Penang. DAP state. It'll be safe.

[@wong.weekiong212]

In Kelantan, Perlis and Kedah, many ancient Buddha statues had been destroyed , without heads or arms , by the local Malays who did not appreciate the ancient history of Malaysia. They destroyed according to the teaching which hates statues and this brought bad karma on the northern states .

[@JL-od4wg]

​@@wong.weekiong212that's why thai and Malaysia border always get boom by religion extremists.

[@teyeling1368]

I agreed , it is the history of Malaysia

[@madcat97]

​@wong.weekiong212 Just like in Afghanistan where they bombed the largest Buddha statue, and now it's gone, what's left of it is a huge empty slot in the wall. The same people in those northern states also support those that now rule Afghanistan.

[@bidguru94]

Please cover news like this much more. Good journalism

[@KhomAsian]

It's stunning. We two share a long history from the ancient past! 4:36 we also share similar architecture from the past. From Native Khmer in Mekong delta (Vietnamese Cambodian) send love to Malaysian!

[@truthful3777]

FYI China Civilisation start 5,000 years ago. Chinese people migrated southwards to Vietnam, Thailand(Siam) Malaysia and Singapore. Back then Malaysia and Singapore are Siam or Thailand country. All these are Chinese people that later identified as Vietnamese and Thailand people. They are the same China people. Not surprising Bujang Valley Kedah is a Thailand city before the Malays from Indonesia migrated over and populated the Kedah cities. Bare in mind 1904, Thailand hand over Kedah, Perlis. Terenganu and Kelantan to the British.

[@ophirbactrius8285]

I have seen one of the very old short standing lamp with relics of 4 elephant's head and one peacock at the middle on the top of the lamp just coincidentally caught by oldest brother fishing net in the river nearby my hometown in Kedah. My brother take those old fashioned lamp back to my home then at the middle on night my youngest sister at her child starting to crying hardly and continuously then leaving all of us in panic and fatigue along that night. My young sister just stop crying when its reaching almost at a dawn then she seems like really exhausting to crying anymore and the same situation happened to us for every middle of the night for a week. My father then seeking a paranormal healing because he spotted something went wrong with the situation. Just a moment a while the ceremonials started, a paranormal healer told us there are a very ancient young princess look alike wearing like very oldest Kingdom like Khmer or Ayutthaya appear to him. She said all of the messing was because my oldest brother bring back home those very old standing lamp to my home. After negotiating and discussion between the paranormal healer and the entity finished, the problem are settled as those ancient princess promise don't ever messing with my family anymore. My father then decided to give those ancient standing lamp to the paranormal healer then he hand over that's artifact to one of the Hindu's monk somewhere in Sungai Petani. The Hindu's monk really surprisingly and shock then want to pay some moneys to that's paranormal healer because the artifact are really old and rarely one. He said that time, Hindu are the first foreign relegion reaching to Kedah, more earlier than Buddha based on that artifact bronze made first sighting by him. The paranormal healer are very satisfied and he refuse to take the moneys because he's really in traumatized and already can not stand with a messing after messing anymore after take that artifact and he just give it to the Hindu's monk just for free and back home in happily. 😄😄

[@taiton2661]

@@truthful3777 ok then how bout 200 years ago...and then 500 years ago? and then 1000 years? 5000 years? 10000 years? we need to stop talking about who and whose. just live happily..

[@truthful3777]

@@taiton2661 You happy because you are Lordship status. Which country in the world practice Lordship and Special Privileged? Buy house cheaper , got back door entry to Universal....You only Happy...Most of us not happy even though we came earlier to this land while the latter claimed to be the indigenous..All kes Temberang.

[@timeaftertime-om7os]

​@@truthful3777 In Indonesian history base on kaladi inscription 906 CE. There is no malays word term. Just people of nusantara especially in java archipelago. Meanwhile there areany foreigners in Nusantara. Kaladi inscription 906 CE : People of ariya dravida pandhya shinghala kling, khmer mon cham and hunjeman (arab romans merchants) are foreigners. They must pay foreigners tax as traders or workers. They must stay in ports, can't stay in city or villages.

[@BSP-rk4qj]

Impressed with Archeologist Nasha and proud of Malaysia Archeology's milestones.

[@patloh6643]

An awesome archaeology find that defines the multicultural diversity our country shared amongst its citizens and should be celebrated and preserved as our Country's heritage.. Well done team Malaysia.

[@al16899]

Wonderful find! So happy to see this.

[@galaxymetta5974]

History is to be respected. Cheers.

[@TryingArtChannel1980]

@@galaxymetta5974 History shows that Malay is hindu @ Buddhist before Islam.... But still Malay. Balinese is Hindu butl still balinese not Indian.... 😅

[@Mlm5810]

@@TryingArtChannel1980 how Islam spread until majority Malaysia?

[@TryingArtChannel1980]

@@Mlm5810 by arab trader

[@KakiKitai-s6g]

nobody care this one

[@Introvertedpupil]

​@@KakiKitai-s6g😂

[@ooiwenyi8478]

Malaysians, please Respect multiculturalism and diversity as this has been deeply rooted in our beloved country, in our ancient civilisations, in aeons beyond our apprehension. And now, such diversity could make us so valuable from the angle of history, modern thinking, unique adaptation, and harmony living; So why are there still grounds of support to racisms and non-recognition as being routinely pursue by those irresponsible polititions and parties for their political benefits?

[@hans_alfredschannel9982]

Lu ngomong ape ni bang? 🤣🤣🤣

[@matahari8673]

Tiada kaitan dengan agama la kawan...ini sejarah Melayu juga..isu Government sejak dlu x ambil kisah..kononya kos tinggilah blablabla

[@xcraft86]

@@matahari8673 Tahniah yg kita terjumpa patung ini semua. Terbukti sejarah melayu kita ada tamadun yg lama sampai ribuan tahun. Kalau takde bukti sejarah ni, org akan ingat kita baru keluar dari hutan berapa abad yg lalu je.. walaupun tamadun kita tak selama China dan India yg sampai lima ribu tahun, sekurang-kurangnya pun ada bukti lebih seribu tahun..

[@blueshirt26]

@@ooiwenyi8478 malaysia is a Malay nation, the findings here show that Malays have a very long history

[@dso118]

@@blueshirt26jadi malay dulu pun sembahyang statues ini?

[@moonflowerkei]

aiyo the comments... the focus should be on the team, archaeologist Nasha, and what a great job they did! Preserving our history for the next generation to study is the only real legacy we can leave behind

[@Northmenn]

Dii Sungai Batu, Kedah, terdapat bukti arkeologi yang menunjukkan adanya penempatan manusia sejak zaman prasejarah. Kawasan ini merupakan salah satu tapak arkeologi tertua di Asia Tenggara dan telah ditemui banyak artifak yang menunjukkan kewujudan aktiviti manusia, seperti industri besi dan struktur bangunan, sejak abad ke-5 Sebelum Masihi. Sungai Batu juga dipercayai sebagai salah satu pusat tamadun awal di Kedah yang memainkan peranan penting dalam perdagangan maritim di rantau ini.

[@mikeleo2746]

Long before Islam was introduced to Malaysians, Buddhism was possibly the core religion of the nation.

[@davyjones77]

no doubt about it

[@ezzy2254]

Everybody learns this in secondary history. Malays were originally Buddhists during the Srivijaya/Melayu period

[@hazejm]

​@@ezzy2254 not "originally". Originally they were animist

[@sahkogile]

@@hazejm noble

[@sharxM16]

yup kerajaan langkasuka contoh nya selatan thailand

[@Hikarushinyi]

Wow😮 older than Angkor Wat!!!

[@emicomel]

Yes we need this more, Malaysia!

[@user-tl9wv6wu9h]

2:18 Bukit Choras buddha face features (also carving style) must be analysed & compared with buddha statues around Asia. From there we will know which part of old kingdom influenced this candi the most. Jesus statues, buddha statues & Hindu statues in different continents shown different face features (and carving styles) that influenced by local wisdom & culture.

[@shadowmistress999]

also what this statue wear and probably the seating position means something too

[@inezy6329]

And what type of material was used to make the statue..is it a local material or foreign..n the inscription to undeestand what type of Buddhist doctrine was embraced then. Im sure there were moats surrounding the hill.

[@LockyChua]

Agree, definitely a very distinguish feature this Buddha rupa of Bkt Choras, very different fr Thai, Burmese, Champa style - very handsome this statue.

[@rhyswong8976]

Salute to the archaeologist team. To me this is why we must stay together united, even from our crazy governments and politicians or anyone that try to break us apart.

[@test-kl3sk]

Every learned person knows our history should be based on archeology evidence. However in Malaysia we have too many Prof Kangkung that's still talking history based on stories.

[@Introvertedpupil]

😂😂😂 Yes hahaha. One of the funniest ones I heard this week is that they came from the himalayas 😂

[@tammyloo9165]

Amazing discovery! Great news for Malaysia and its tourism industry 💰💰💰

[@blueshirt26]

go to hell with your tourism bs.

[@Introvertedpupil]

​@@blueshirt26tambi u so angry whyyyy

[@yimveerasak3543]

Hope we could extract a complex and preserve it like Borobudur

[@FastRhino]

Tahniah usm. Hargailah sejarah tanah melayu kita dengan penuh fakta dan kebenaran.

[@ibmibm691]

@@FastRhino sejarah melayu is what actually? Race, religion, culture? What else? Archeology isn't about being racism.

[@FastRhino]

@@ibmibm691 If you have been following closely, there is deep rooted hinduism and buddhism. We must embrace it all and be humble to everyone. The country is now creating a new narrative following arab culture. This is a problem when we try to be more arab than arab. Look at the middle east. It is a culture of false supremacy.

[@FastRhino]

@@ibmibm691 If you have been following closely, there is deep rooted hinduism and buddhism. We must embrace it all and be humble to everyone. The country is now creating a new narrative following arab culture. This is a problem when we try to be more arab than arab. Look at the middle east. It is a culture of false supremacy.

[@putput007]

@@ibmibm691 Sejarah Melayu = Malay History that covers the timeline of human civilisation from Mesopotamia>Egypt>India>China>Champa/Funan. It involves Language which breeds Culture which breeds Civilisation (LCC). Religion is secondary though equally important to understand how a civilisation expand and adapt.

[@ibmibm691]

@@putput007 excavation works in Sg Batu is about discovering history or archeology ???

[@eugenejustin5314]

Great discovery. Hope this boost tourism.

[@TheDevaser]

@@eugenejustin5314 I doubt it coz it’s Buddhist/Hindu…,

[@Introvertedpupil]

​@@TheDevaserthe statue is moved to Penang because it's safer there. Pretty sure ppl will come to Penang to see it.

[@sahkogile]

@@TheDevaser Bro Malacca is full of Christian monument yet tourism flourish I hope this too will boost tourism but watched at Sungai Batu state I'll be concerned

[@sharxM16]

​@@Introvertedpupilapahal pulak nk alih ke penan?? klo di alih2 x dpt lah iktiref dari unesco

[@nursafwa2582]

Usm has an archeology museum and an art and gallery museum. Do visit for those interested in others findings❤. It is at the back of usm. U might get lost along the way tho. Even many students dont know about it.

[@Masterckn]

Buku sejarah sekolah sekarang seperti buku cerita dogeng dicipta oleh Mr M Sekarang Dah dapat cari bukti sejarah di negara ini. Super

[@kariomar3340]

Funny laa you ni😂... Bukit INI pun boleh diletak ... Remember

[@JL-od4wg]

[@shaun5587]

Hat off to Nasha ! Keep up the good work, the unsung national hero ❤

[@ktelite]

Pretty sure it's known that budha and hindu has been here before islam. Why the comment section so toxic 😅😅😅

[@DemoNinja79]

Err we all know that. No one is disputing that.

[@NatalieRath]

Some people are just in denial. They probably failed Sejarah.

[@chongkumseng6858]

Sorry guys they pray to the square moon

[@DemoNinja79]

@@chongkumseng6858 you chinese are asking for trouble.

[@TheLawofSuprise]

The Malays had their own culture and traditions. Have nothing to do with someone else that come later. The Malays may be converted to Islam, and they never forget where they come from. So don't just because it was Hindus or Buddha or other before, you or anyone else wants to discredit Malays ancient culture, tradition, and civilization.

[@tanned06]

Ancient records has mentioned that King Ashoka of India had dispatched a group of Sona and Uttara, two Buddhist missionary leaders to Survanabhumi which might encompass at least part of the Peninsula back in the 3rd century BCE. And the existence of many Buddhist-Hindu kingdoms from early common era prior to the inception of Malacca such as Langkasukha, Old Kedah, Chi Tu, etc. all show Buddhism-Brahmanism would have been the major religion for over a millennium in the past.

[@liasonlee1248]

Malayan peninsula was once part of Majapahit Conglomerate, this is not a surprise, what surprise me most is how little malaysian archeologists know about Malaysian history.

[@tanned06]

Earlier than Majapahit it belonged to the powerful Buddhist Kingdom, Srivijaya.

[@liasonlee1248]

@@tanned06 Buddhists never build kingdoms (especially Theravadans, I am one of them), let alone calling it powerful while it is just a bunch of smaller settlements by today standard communicating with each other. That is why I use the term conglomerate instead of empire or kingdom. And thank you for correcting me, it is Srivijaya.

[@liasonlee1248]

@@tanned06 however, we cannot deny the importance of Buddhism in SEA region that it helps maintaining peace by dampening tribalism (very obvious when we look at borneo island which were least affected by buddhism, where the idea of tribal territories is stronger) and advance the living standards of everyone involved.

[@AnakWatanKra]

Majapahit only established trading domain, not the territory.

[@figboi]

​@@liasonlee1248that's weird. Srivijaya is an empire, a Mahayana Buddhist empire to be exact, headed by a buddhist ruler. It became a buddhism religious centre too, and a lot of Buddhist Chinese pilgrims would come to Palembang to before visiting India.

[@awaystayleft]

From the lips and the cloth its more likely similar to mathura style buddha statue after 5 century， the Pallava scripts beneath also supporting they both are influenced by southern india Buddhism .

[@anasbukhary9012]

Woww great discovery 👏👏👏, tapi kenapa comment section sini tak rilek 😂

[@sahkogile]

dorang ingat orang kita marah kalau nenek moyang kita bukan agama Islam

[@anasbukhary9012]

​@@sahkogile itulah saya rasa kebanyakan org melayu pun tahu dan tak pelik pun haha

[@sahkogile]

@@anasbukhary9012 dorang duduk dalam buih sendiri

[@nsalleh9493]

Sebab ada orang sakit hati dan tak mahu mengakui yang mereka adalah pendatang yang di bawa British ke sini.

[@sahkogile]

@@nsalleh9493 Melayu dagang pun mengaku tapi asimilasi Tu ada beza

[@danialorion1686]

Thank you and Welldone to the USM archaeology team for being professional

[@redh-4084]

you find artifacts of other regions, but you dont find artifacts of the natives.

[@trendingmedia8065]

mainstream ehem..

[@hitoshijun2600]

some already said, the "natives" were pirates that raided the island.

[@인형바보]

Wht the f does this even mean lmao 😂

[@sahkogile]

artifact of native were changed to paragliding shithole lmao look at Bukit Meriam once was a capital of Old Kedah and Srivijaya was destoryed by pure greed

[@wankhairulhakim1308]

@@hitoshijun2600 who ?

[@gnoekus]

So exciting and thrilling news. Good job to the team! Great find! Wow.

[@ieb5846]

Southeast Asians were Hindus and Buddhists for centuries before Islam. I love history being rediscovered. Be proud - your ancestors built these ancient temples!! Be proud of your history and millennia-long ties to the land. I wonder how many more ancient temples and statues are still buried underground throughout Southeast Asia.

[@inezy6329]

Wrong...There were Muslims too but since we did not build statues, you can hardly find any artifacts..the Muslims lived harmoniously with people of other religions.

[@ieb5846]

@@inezy6329 that’s exactly why I said “before Islam”. Do not be so negative about the history of your country! There are bound to be artifacts because Malaysia was not an empty piece of land since the bronze age. Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia have their own enormous, ancient temples that they profit off and are recognized on an international scale, finally Malaysia comes on board. The entire Nusantara was once unified, be proud of that the history, culture and the hardwork of your ancestors!

[@nsalleh9493]

@@ieb5846 The fact that our ancestors converted from Hindu/Buddha to Islam meant that they had found the correct religion to practice. Am I right?

[@ieb5846]

@@nsalleh9493no relevance to my comment whatsoever. Do not disregard these historical findings and nullify the past just because they have embraced a new religion. Nevertheless, be proud of your history!

[@ieb5846]

@@nsalleh9493To answer your question, there is no right response because “correct religion” is subjective. The Filipinos converted from paganism to Christianity, to them it is the correct religion as well. There’s that.

[@murugiahraj9454]

Good Job ,Thankyou Malaysian Archeologists

[@pressurexz]

Malaysia has tropical weather. If we follow human migration from Africa. Human stop in the equatorial land like malaysia before the migration proceed into far east and deep into continent. However the problem is that, the hot and humid weather prone to decay. Almost everything vanish.

[@ezzy2254]

That and Malays prefer to use wood, which doesn't last very long. Which is why most of the traces of Srivijaya are gone besides Borobudur which was made by Javanese with stone

[@brianhong301]

Thanks M'sia for protecting history. Buddhism is not a threat to any religion as it teaches us the way to conduct ourselves in our lives here on Mother Earth.

[@6Sambora]

Malaysia is a Hindu Buddha country first 🙏

[@TryingArtChannel1980]

Malaysia formed at 1963..... mmmmmm

[@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i]

There was no Malaysia at all 62 years ago.

[@tammyloo9165]

What’s your point? It’s not important really. When is the beginning? No one can tell for sure

[@DemoNinja79]

@@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i yes yes there was only TANAH MELAYU. Melayu being the keyword.

[@TryingArtChannel1980]

​@@tammyloo9165 Malaysia is a FEDERATION country formed at 1963 after colonised by British. Before colonised there were separated Malay nation in Peninsular.

[@xzdrtxyzxvn]

Hope they can researched the lost Kota Gelanghi next in Johor. That is also another old kingdom.

[@ninakhan3803]

Interesting. Dig back to 5,000 BCE, it will be more interesting. Go back another few thousand years, we will shake hands with Perak Man, his family and the populace.

[@myeongwol]

I have never been to Kedah before. Is there a museum in Kedah or heritage site that we can visit to view all these amazing archaeology discovery? 🤔

[@aryanaryff]

Ada kompleks candi lembah bujang dan beberapa tapak arkeologi sekitar daerah Merbok, Kedah. Boleh datang tengok

[@chandrasegar9466]

@@aryanaryff bagus terima kaseh..

[@sahkogile]

Sg Batu, Lembah Bujang , Gunung Jerai , Paddy museum , Kedah Museum , Sg Emas (Penang) , Kota Siputeh all of them are ancient relic of Kedah

[@myeongwol]

@@aryanaryff @sahkogile thanks for the recommendation!

[@LockyChua]

@@aryanaryff Thank you for reference - salam

[@kooisengchng5283]

Malaysia's past is Hindu and Buddhist in origin. Just like in Johor. Near Kota Tinggi is another site which is purposely neglected because it is also of Buddhist origin, not Islamic in origin.

[@JL-od4wg]

I wonder is there any famous malay monk on that times? 🤔 How and why they have abandon Buddhism?

[@Introvertedpupil]

​@@JL-od4wgseriously 😂

[@corgimessyeater268]

We are near to thailand. That's why we have buddhism long time ago. Mostly non muslim nowadays migrate frm some where else. My grandfather say he is frm china. Most his friend qt that time is frm china too. So the buddha statue maybe frm majapahit or srivijaya era which also maybe because kedah is near to thailand boarder. Interesting find

[@corgimessyeater268]

​@@JL-od4wgi dont think there is Malay monk.. this term is funny 😅 fun to learn smth new everyday

[@corgimessyeater268]

@@JL-od4wg i not sure about Malay origin. But i know my ancestor origin, my root...my grandfather and my grandmother all that. Other than my family, i cant have a certain answer for them. But you say "Malay Monk", i just think this term is a whole new term for me. That's why i find it funny. Not to anyone but me.

[@kazegarasu4704]

Thank you so much ... 😢

[@deranjang9935]

Many commentor forgot Malaysia history book acknowledge that before islam.. It was Hindu Buddhist kingdom

[@terence3004]

They do forget that Mongol has been here even before Malay is

[@matahari8673]

Exactly

[@matahari8673]

​@@terence3004Mongol invade China not Malay region

[@Wampa9090]

@@matahari8673 Please go find out about the Mongol invasion of Java. The Mongol not only conquered China, they conquered small parts of the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe.

[@timeaftertime-om7os]

​​@@Wampa9090 Base on marcopolo Pasai, aukhotai pay tax to mongol. Pagan Dali Song Khmer Viet Cham killed mongol envoy Java cut mongol envoy ear

[@totot99]

History and groundbreaking archaeological find aside it's interesting how Malaysian English media are becoming more and more American-accented these days

[@anakmalaysia7180]

Great historical finding for the Buddhism and show it's greatness and influences for hundred of centuries in Malaysia. The beauty of the Greatness of the Buddhism makes Malaysia well- respected by all mankind👍👍👍.

[@viralnewsmalaysia]

We learn from history to build better nation for tomorrow👍

[@errolyntan4381]

So proud of the team and USM!

[@alvinwong1856]

The Sanskrit inscription contain the verses from the very profound text Sagaramatipariparrcha. The last two verses explained the doctrine of Sunyata (Emptiness nature in all phenomenas). This, I really believed the hypothesis that this ancient 10th century Buddhist master by the name Dharmakirti Sunarvarpidva was a Kedahan (Kedah Tua).

[@santynepatrick6070]

we have to be careful, thoughtful and respectful when conveying "multi-culturalism" in Kedah Tua because many will try to imply that this has nothing to do with Malay people. That these ancient relics are crafted and worshipped people other than the natives at that time. The Malay people have been on this land for thousands of years. Long before any other cultures i.e Chinese and Indians who tried to undermine the Malay people's claim of nativeness to "Tanah Melayu" by saying they are "from Indonesia"!! The problem lies within the many of the Malay people themselves. They refusal to acknowledge that their forefathers were not muslims. Peace to all is what we should all strive for.

[@sharxM16]

xde yg pelik masa kerajaan Langkasuka pon melayu masa tu beraga buddha.. cuma pelik dari dlu xde usaha lansung nk pulih kn sejarah melayu xde baru sekarang nk ada

[@RajKumar-fc1tu]

Until when wait for Bujang Valley under UNESCO?

[@prameelaramanujan5672]

Amazing

[@TSerey]

Wonderful to hear 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@michaellzhang]

This is amaze me

[@hooihoungtan1740]

Most likely Srivijaya empire. I suspect the Pallava script potentially proves Pallava empire has diplomatic relations with the Srivijaya king at that time. Never heard of Pallava empire influence in Kedah. However exciting to let the experts uncover this. Some uni profs are still trying to smother the fact that all malays were mostly Hindus and Buddha before Parameswara (>1500) which is a silly ethnonationalist movement .

[@zmc2585]

Kenapa silly?

[@blueshirt26]

Kedah Tua is older than Sriwijaya lol. History of Malay Peninsula did not start from the outside, this is not an "empty" land prior to Hindu-Buddha.

[@meganuke9091]

Maybe,maybe not. Whether malays back then are Hindu,animalism ,Buddhist and etc is just another piece of Malays long history on this land.

[@irp1334]

Smother? Did you skip your history classes in high school?

[@vmugunthan4503]

Actually the word Kedahram is mentioned in Sillapadikaram which was written in the 3rd century. So the early Tamil Kingdoms, most likely the Pallavas, did have trade links with Kedah

[@jonathanso86]

Congrats FMT for covering this story

[@MalayanFrog]

British Museum wants to know your location.

[@niamahmah666]

British dont give shit,stop provoking,China gum

[@bhadrinath4191]

That smile on His Face ....... Om nama shivaya

[@hooihoungtan1740]

I am surprised that srivijaya and Majapahit empire era is not focused in the history books now. We were taught Malays were from funan empire move south to now old kedah before srivijaya influence, majapahit and even Chola empire. Only after Admiral Zheng He. Hui muslim from Ming dynasty agreed on the treaty with Paremewara did Melaka empire flourish and power given back to Melaka sultanate. Not true old history books?

[@timeaftertime-om7os]

Malays were from funan? Omg. Did malays professor know about kandya who was first king of funan come from india ?

[@hooihoungtan1740]

​@@timeaftertime-om7os one hypothesis yes. Remember when an empire spreads there tends to mix marriages and but does not mean Malays came from India. The austronesian hypothesis is the strongest, link to Taiwan indigenous people and move across the regions. They are known great mariners

[@sahkogile]

because Srivijaya period had many empty blanks.Majapahit empire greatest extent is bullcrap since they cant even win against small Sunda empire.Chola empire is a raiding like drunked man robbing 7 Eleven History had many empty blank with Beruas and Manjung didnt even mentioned in textbook.Also we should had more history of Kelantan and Kedah instead of Malacca but since Malacca is pinnacle of Malay culture history were leaning to Malacca and Johor

[@thela255]

the term Malays have two meanings 1. a race of brown people (Jose Rizal from the Philippines used this term) 2. an ethnic group who lived on Malaya, Southern Thailand and Myanmar and most parts of Sumatra as well as small part of Borneo

[@thela255]

and we didnt originate from Funan. those are Acehnese who came from Champa, not Funan. Funan is not a malay kingdom

[@EmiliIsmail]

very good short documentary. the message is unbias and clear: multiculturalism is the bane of our society.

[@PiKay2304]

Kadharam …….sejarah yang hendak di nafikan dan di tanam sedalam dalamnya dan selalma lamanya oleh….

[@matahari8673]

Okey nanti you claim cambodia khmer sekali ye

[@PiKay2304]

@@matahari8673 ha ha ha ha

[@MrKennkenn]

Why not on museum display open to public viewing

[@sahkogile]

further studies

[@KJotakCetek]

WALAUN Melayu semua mula meroyan. Lepas ni fitnah2 puak2 ni akan semakinberleluasa,tahniah melaun.

[@peterkhieww]

Good detailed reporting.

[@TheCoomar007]

he is still and awake

[@licardosimpson8710]

Amazing! Great work!

[@ChuanTeh]

Where is our history it was taught during school days in 19th but sad to said after mathatir took over as education minister history of malaysia began to evaporate

[@DemoNinja79]

Dumbas this is a new discovery.

[@awaystayleft]

@@DemoNinja79 u know how long BukitChoras discovered？infact sejarah in 80‘s has mentioned hindu buddha exist in semenanjung very long time. new discovery?

[@Introvertedpupil]

​@@awaystayleftthe ninja guy is very angry. shame kot.

[@Introvertedpupil]

From the net: It is clear from these records that Parameswara never converted to Islam. He was an Indian Hindu or an Indian/Malay/Aboriginal Malay mixed Hindu who fled Palembang in Sumatra to eventually found Melaka circa 1400 AD

[@takiyaazrin7562]

You are brainwashed. Anwar's wife was the first Malay to put on tudung

[@dannyboye7573]

That's history that can't be disputed.

[@kimsim6757]

Congratulations kedah❤

[@somethingtobelievein]

The government needs to cover up this story fast! Or it'll change the history in a number of ways!

[@thehummingbird3660]

The statue should be protected in its original location and not be removed from the site.Restoration of that entire area is vital for future generations.

[@soshyaldistansingh6628]

Amazing! the greatest thing that's ever happened in Malaysia, Ketuanan is Buddhist!

[@nsalleh9493]

Buddism is a religion, not race. Ketuanan is related to race. Please wake-up. Malays were Buddists in the past but they were still Ketuanan at that time

[@soshyaldistansingh6628]

@@nsalleh9493 Where is your sense of irony? "Ketuanan" is just a silly joke for people who feel inferior - and needs to feel "superior". For what we know - and that's still very little, there wasn't even a "Malay" race at that time. And nobody knows what a "Malay" is, the term was invented by a German "anthropologist" and covers a big number of races and tribes.

[@Noname-dr1jm]

So what can be concluded from this finding?

[@sahkogile]

-Old Kedah religion are Hindu Buddist -Buddha also speculated are not from Indian or Javan style rather Greek style which make Kedah as continuation of Buddha of Indo Greek civilization of Gandhara (which makes sense according to At Tarikh Al Salsilah Kedah book)

[@Noname-dr1jm]

Great info👍🏻

[@xaein9515]

Ohh shit.. Let's cover this up, we can't have this.. How are we all going to heaven😂😂

[@subrotoxing8214]

yess.... there's a reason why allah burried these statues in the first place, let's reburry them... respect allah's wishes

[@xaein9515]

@@subrotoxing8214 yes.. Like everything, let's lie to everyone on the way to heaven

[@User-kjxklyntrw]

Wow it's big finding news

[@einstein9901]

The real Indiana Jones of our country

[@Caleb-ee2nt]

These statues are similar to the Bamiyan Buddhas. Are they built around the same time? Perhaps some Afghan Buddhists were in Bukit Choras? Just guessing.

[@JL-od4wg]

Same time Alexander greek influence India.

[@janleeintube]

Too many artifacts buried in Lembah Bujang showing Buddhism influence in Malaya. The Malay language words like "Purnama" are sanskrit & means moon or fullmoon. If you learn yoga in sanskrit, you will find too many malay words 😅😅😅😅

[@anthrax33]

4:05 I am curious what accent of Bahasa is that gentleman speaking? is that how a northern Malaysian speaks?

[@Ghent2007]

Malays used to be Hindu or Buddhist confirmed! Proof also at Lembah Bujang.

[@travelpackgamerz]

@@Ghent2007 Are you sure those people living in lembah bujang was Malays long time ago?

[@aimandarwisy2736]

Nahh the cave people was a animisme realigion

[@aimandarwisy2736]

@@travelpackgamerzthen who? ofc its Malay people with Buddhist and Hindu religion. Youre like asking is it true if China is actually Chinese people living there since the beginning of time.

[@Introvertedpupil]

​@@aimandarwisy2736you are so wrong lah. Go study balik. Stupid.

[@JojoJoget]

@@travelpackgamerz you think Indians made the angkor wat and carved a cambodian looking god? LMAO

[@waeeeezeeeee]

wow ...

[@somethingtobelievein]

Once upon a time, someone found Batu Nisan and claimed this their land and now archaeologist found this artifact which is much older which is a Buddha statue. And so, now what?

[@subrotoxing8214]

there's a reason why allah burried these statues in the first place... let's respect allah's will and keep those statues burried...

[@somethingtobelievein]

@subrotoxing8214 I'm sorry if this sounds disrespectful to your statement. My question is, how do you know that the statue has been buried or dumped or was forced to leave behind by someone? It could even being buried by the British or someone else for some reason we don't know yet. So far, we have no proof to say who and why it was being abandoned. If only I could travel back in time to see the proof for myself and let you know why it is being abandoned.

[@JL-od4wg]

@@subrotoxing8214

[@sahkogile]

@@somethingtobelievein bro its okay Borodubur also buried in ash and rediscovered by 1811 there are many factor of abandonment

[@inezy6329]

The Malays, before they embraced Islam maybe were Buddhists..just like the Indonesians..by discovering the Buddha statue does not mean that this land were inhabited by Chinese or Indians before.

[@michaellzhang]

Is there any full versions of this video?

[@awaystayleft]

what is really sad is that our children are taught as though Malaysian history suddenly began in 1400 with an Islamic Melaka. The cultural influences of India in particular, and China, in South East Asia span over 2,000 years, starting perhaps with the arrival from India of the Brahmanical prince/scholar Aji Saka in Java in AD78, through to Vietnam, Cambodia (Indo China), Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Bali, Borneo, Brunei and beyond. We are led to believe that the Indians and Chinese first arrived on the shores of Malaysia in about 1850 as desperate indentured labourers, farmers and miners. Nothing could be further from the truth. The findings at Bujang Valley speak of an ancient Indian/Hindu presence in Kedah. There were Chinese settlements in Pahang and Kelantan around the 13 th -14 th century and in 12 th century in Singapore. The early Brunei Sultanate had a Chinese Queen. One need not ponder at length the implications of Angkor Wat and Borobudur or that 40%-50% of Bahasa Malaysia comprises Sanskrit/Tamil words.---Donplaypuks Published: May 7, 200

[@timeaftertime-om7os]

Plz dont get us Indonesia history base on Inscrption since 7th century Aji saka base on manuscript / kitab pararaton in 19th century.

[@inezy6329]

Then how come Indians nowadays dont speak sanskrit? Because sanskrit is a foreign language which originated in the Nusantara.

[@awaystayleft]

@@inezy6329 keep dreaming then can go to heaven

[@inezy6329]

@@awaystayleft haha..coz u think your race is so superior that anything to do with the Malays are below par..if u r great, why come here.

[@thela255]

hinduism is practiced differently from the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia. same with Buddhism. Buddhism were peaceful in india, different from Southeast asian ones as shown by Ayuttaya, Taungoo, and Srivijaya which all invaded each other and committed atrocities (forgot to mention Champa which were the worst one). for hinduism, theres the Majapahit empire whos legacy still lives until today in Bali, Indonesia. it's practiced in a far more different way than in India. moving on, theres the British and Portugese as well as Chinese Dynasties notice on the Peninsula. the Chinese saw the Malays as pirates in the south china sea and observed the grwoing power of Srivijaya (which originated in Palembang which is where Malay culture comes from) the first contact between Chinese and indians werent from the Strait of Malacca, instead its in the Mountainous regions between China and India. That is how Buddhism got to China in the first place. the other evidence is the writing. Yes we used Sanskrit but its different to the ones Indians used. Not mutually understandable. just like Jawi to arabic, its merely a copy of Indian writings with a mix of the language used there which where known to be 'old Malay'. moving on, Indians werent able to move to the peninsula in the first place. it wasnt until the great Tamil empire of Chola who were able to create a navy strong enough to cross the ocean to the strait of Malacca to fight the Srivijayans. Yes rape and other atrocities were committed giving birth to mixed indian/malays/natives. this is proven by none other than Parameswara who is undeniably of a mixed descent. Parameswara werent muslim as Malays claimed but Malacca was establised under the term 'kesultanan Melayu' which translates to malay sultanate. so my point is, what you said about Malays erasing and changing the truth is correct but claiming Indians were the native is too far. Remember that Indians werent united. They were quite racist to each other during these times which was the reason Mauryan Empire collapse. it may be that Malays were actually a mix of Austronesian plus some ethnic group of India which was why our skin is brown

[@artucpog9598]

adakah ini menjelaskan agama nenek moyang kita beragama Budha?

[@andycai1986]

Throughout history, humans in this region choose and convert in and out to different religions according to their understanding and beliefs, until certain religion put a death punishment/threat from converting out. That's History.

[@siewkee6093]

Maybe the whole area was a large vibrant city state✌️✌️

[@kwloo778]

highly probable that the same people in Bukit Choras abandoned the place afterwards and moved on and traveled north to build the great Angkor Wat in Cambodia...

[@revolusimelayu]

No. Not even the same years

[@JL-od4wg]

Not same engraving i have been Angkor wat this is much older.

[@ezzy2254]

Ankor Wat is only about 500 years old

[@LockyChua]

Not even close - this rupa of Bkt Choras more elegant, very good looking to anything that compares to Angkor Wat/a Hindu shrine but the various Buddha rupas there came much later

[@premienarayanan3968]

Amazing ❤

[@lola1987fudgeyouu]

Human migration is as old as time, no one group "owns" any land, we're all just visitors.

[@Ahbkz]

tell that to the people who label other ethics as pendatang asing

[@ezzy2254]

There is such a thing as the land of Chinese and land of Indians, so there should be a land of Malays

[@lola1987fudgeyouu]

@@ezzy2254 you sound like an Israeli

[@lola1987fudgeyouu]

@@ezzy2254 also in "Land of Indians and "Land of Chinese" there is no constitutional segregation/apartheid unlike...

[@ezzy2254]

@@lola1987fudgeyouu in china, uyghur muslims suffer in concentration camps. And india has the caste system. grass greener on the other side? be grateful you are at least tolerated. don't spurn the host as a guest

[@wong.weekiong212]

The archeologist must consult records of ancient Chinese monk , Yi Ching , who travelled by sea between china and northern India during Tang dynasty, which reveals true culture of Malaysia at that time.

[@raymondwan-k4w]

egypt, china, india etc... hv a very large archaeological research teams with thousand unearthing treasures of the past...m'sia has less than 6 people digging up the buddha... thy want to supress any findings which proves malays were here from the 15th century not 1,200 yrs ago

[@_S._S._]

KZbin stop deleting my comments.

[@wsk1124]

@@_S._S._ delete by mcmc n Fami not youtube.

[@SkyHigh-T6E]

Comment with sense lerrr 🤣🤣🤣

[@_S._S._]

​@@SkyHigh-T6Ei think i did because seems like it was sensitive. Hahaha😂

[@_S._S._]

​@@wsk1124i see. So I should change my original statement?

[@inezy6329]

Mine too..sikit2 kena delete..bangang