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Srivijaya's Lost City: The Muaro Jambi Temple Complex
This episode of the Fexingo History podcast takes listeners deep into the jungles of Sumatra to explore the Muaro Jambi temple complex, once the second capital of the Srivijaya Empire and a major center of Buddhist learning. Hosts Lucas and Luna discuss the site's rediscovery, its layout of over 80 brick stupas and monasteries, and its connection to the Chinese pilgrim Yijing, who studied there. They reveal how Muaro Jambi rivaled Palembang as a political and religious hub, and examine the ongoing archaeological work that is rewriting the history of Srivijaya. The conversation touches on…
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