The First Religion of the Philippines? | Forgotten Hindu-Buddhism History

The Philippines is almost never included in the Hindu-Buddhist history of Southeast Asia. Cambodia has Angkor Wat. Indonesia has Borobudur. But the Philippines? Almost never mentioned. 🔗 Part of a three-part series — watch all three: ▶️ Was The Philippines Muslim Before It Was Catholic? —    • The Philippines Was Muslim Before It Was C...   ▶️ The Indigenous Roots of Filipino Catholicism —    • Were Filipinos Forced to Become Catholic?   ▶️ Full playlist —    • The Religious Layers That Shaped the Phili...   📖 Support my new book Forgotten Kingdoms of the Sea: Coming soon! I've been researching and teaching Philippine history for over 14 years. In this video, I trace over 300 Sanskrit loanwords in our languages, the golden artifacts scattered across the archipelago, and the Laguna Copperplate Inscription — a 1,000-year-old legal document linking Luzon, Mindanao, and Java. 00:00 Was the Philippines part of the Hindu-Buddhist world? 01:37 What Sanskrit words are in Philippine languages? 05:00 What is the Golden Tara of Agusan? 07:24 What Hindu-Buddhist artifacts were found in the Philippines? 09:08 How did Hindu-Buddhism reach the Philippines? 11:22 What is the Laguna Copperplate Inscription? 14:08 Did Hindu-Buddhism replace indigenous Filipino beliefs? #PhilippineHistory #HinduBuddhism #AncientPhilippines #FilipinoCulture #SoutheastAsianHistory #PrecolonialPhilippines