The Journal of the Siam Society Vol. LXIV, Part 1-2, 1976 - Khamkoo

292 HEVIEW ARTICLES
According to Boechari, the name "Selendra" is undoubtedly the
Indonesian form of Sailendra, and Dapunta Selendra was the origin of the
Sailendrawamsa (one of his descendants changing his religion to Buddhism).
I do not accept this theory because to do so would mean leaving
Visnu of Chaiya, who was the head of the Sailendra family, out of the
story. It also leaves out Balaputra of the North Indian inscriptions,
Culamani, Mara Vijayottunga and Sangrama Vijayottunga of the South
Indian inscriptions, and Samara Vijayottunga of the Ceylonese
inscriptions. It would, at the same time, change the international
character of the Sailendra story into a purely Javanese one. In spite of
this, however, Boechari's theory is worth further consideration from
students interested in this particular game.
Central Sumatra
Maura Takus on the Kampar River in Central Sumatra, almost on
the equator, was a Buddhist site. A stupa still remains, and Boechari
thinks it may cover an older one. In 1286 an Amogbapasa image was
sent from East Java to Rambahan in the district of Muara Takus for the
people of Malayu to adore. The image has since been moved, but the
inscribed base is still in situ. Moens equated !-Ching's Mo-lo-yu of the
7th century with Murara Takus. (Sri Vijaya, Java en Kataha, JMBRAS,
1940). He cited Chinese astronomical evidence, and, at the same time,
supplied some literary evidence.
"Ruins have been found near the Kampar River (according
to Yzerman) at Muara Takus, Bangkinang, and Durian Tinggi.
The largest are at M uara Takus. Westenenk reports: •No walls
have been found on the western river shore, as Yzerman reported,
but there are three such walls in existence, mostly of brick, and the
outermost extends to Batoobasoerat (5 miles) and enriches nearly
the whole rich plain for several hundred meters upstream of the
ruin, and continues from there to the Kampar river.' Was this the
capital of Sri Vijaya ? Muara Takus is on the 0' 20' northern
latitude, very close to the equator, and tallies well with other