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Bengal's Buddhist Legacy: The Pala Empire's Lost Golden Age
Long before the Mughals and the British, Bengal was the heart of a vast Buddhist empire that shaped the destiny of South Asia. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Pala dynasty (8th–12th centuries CE), whose kings ruled from the Ganges to the Himalayas and transformed Bengal into a center of learning, art, and diplomacy. They delve into the founding by Gopala, the military campaigns of Dharmapala and Devapala that rivaled the Guptas, and the empire's patronage of Buddhist universities like Nalanda and Vikramashila. The conversation uncovers the Palas' role in spreading…
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