juan francisco suggests that the golden agusan statue may be a representation of goddess sakti of the siva-buddha (bhairava) tradition found in java, in which the religious aspect of shiva is integrated with those found in buddhism of java and sumatra. the rajahnate of butuan, in present-day agusan del norte and butuan city, used hinduism as its main religion along with indigenous lumad nature-worships. a hindu tamil king of the rajahnate of cebu was also recorded.