This view has been refuted by noted Indian historian K.A. Nilakanta Sastry as having no credible evidence, and other historians such as Louis Charles Damais (1911–1966), an expert on Indonesian studies, Yutaka Iwamoto (1910–1988), a Buddhist scholar, and S. Pathmanathan.
Pandangan ini telah disangkal oleh sejarawan India ternama K.A. Nilakanta Sastry tidak memiliki bukti yang kredibel, dan sejarawan lainnya seperti Louis Charles Damais (1911-1966), seorang ahli studi Indonesia, Yutaka Iwamoto (1910-1988), seorang cendekiawan Buddha, dan S. Pathmanathan.