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Srivijaya's Buddhist University: Nalanda's Southeast Asian Branch
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Srivijaya's role as a center of Buddhist learning, focusing on the kingdom's connection to Nalanda University in India. They discuss the Sailendra king Balaputradeva, who in the 9th century requested land from the Pala king Devapala to build a monastery at Nalanda for Southeast Asian monks. The episode examines the Nalanda inscription, the importance of the Srivijayan scholar Sakyakirti, and the flow of Buddhist texts and ideas between Sumatra and India. Lucas explains how Srivijaya's wealth from trade funded these intellectual pursuits…
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