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Srivijaya's Gold: Buddhist Art and the Candi Muara Takus
In this episode of the Srivijaya series, Lucas and Luna travel inland from Palembang to the remote Candi Muara Takus temple complex in Riau, Sumatra. Unlike the riverside brick temples of Muaro Jambi, Muara Takus features unique stone and brick structures, including the massive Mahligai stupa that resembles the Great Stupa at Borobudur. The site's location on the Kampar Kanan River, far from the coast, suggests it was a sacred retreat for the Srivijayan maharajas. Lucas discusses the inscriptions at the site, the theories about its founding by the Sailendra king Adityawarman in the 11th…
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