Despite being just mentioned briefly in most history books, the 1,400 year-long Buddhist period has a foundational importance in the history of the Maldives. It was during this period that the culture of the Maldives both developed and flourished, a culture that survives today. The Maldivian language, early Maldive scripts, architecture, ruling institutions, customs, and manners of the Maldivians originated at the time when the Maldives were a Buddhist kingdom.
despite being just mentioned briefly in most history books the 1400 year-long buddhist period has a foundational importance in the history of the maldives it was during this period that the culture of the maldives both developed and flourished a culture that survives today the maldivian language early maldive scripts architecture ruling institutions customs and manners of the maldivians originated at the time when the maldives were a buddhist kingdom