at ▁Mel ay u . ▁Pract iced ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century , ▁they ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁fighting ▁arts ▁of ▁Indones ia , ▁Br une i , ▁Malays ia , ▁Singapore , ▁and ▁Southern ▁Th ailand . ▁From ▁its ▁birth place ▁of ▁R ia u , ▁sil at ▁quickly ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁S riv ij aya ▁emp ire ▁and ▁the ▁Min ang k ab au ▁capital ▁of ▁P ari aman , ▁both ▁powers ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁military ▁might . ▁S riv ij aya ▁in ▁particular ▁propag ated ▁sil at ▁as ▁it ▁extended ▁its ▁rule ▁not ▁only ▁throughout ▁Sum atra ▁but ▁into ▁Java , ▁Bor neo , ▁Camb odia , ▁and ▁the ▁Mal ay ▁Pen ins ula . ▁ ▁The ▁influence ▁of ▁both ▁India ▁and ▁China ▁were ▁fundamental ▁to ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁sil at . ▁By ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁Indian ▁faith s ▁of ▁H indu ism ▁and ▁Buddh ism , ▁S out heast ▁Asian ▁social ▁structure ▁became ▁more ▁organ ised . ▁Im ages ▁of ▁H indu - B ud dh ist ▁figures ▁such ▁as ▁D urg a , ▁Kr ish na ▁and ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁Ram ay ana ▁all ▁bear ▁test ament ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁influence ▁on ▁local ▁weapons ▁and ▁arm our . ▁Form s ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁Indian ▁Buddh ist ▁mon k ▁Bod h id har ma ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁S out heast ▁Asia ▁via ▁the ▁S riv ij ay an ▁capital ▁of ▁Pale mb ang . ▁Many ▁of ▁sil at ' s