The factor that accounts for the rise of the srivijaya trading empire is geographic location.
Srivijaya turned into an crucial center for the expansion of buddhism
from the eighth to the twelfth century. . 'Srivijaya'
comes from the two words 'Sri' and ‘vijaya’, Sri means happy or prosperous in Sanskrit
and 'Vijaya' means 'Victory'. The srivijaya empire managed
current-day indonesia and much of the malay archipelago from the seventh to
twelfth centuries.