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Srivijaya’s Monastic Universities and the Buddhist Heart
For years, historians have viewed Srivijaya primarily through the lens of trade—spices, taxes, and naval power. But in Episode 252, Lucas and Luna shift the focus to the empire’s intellectual soul: its role as a premier center for Buddhist scholarship during the Tang Dynasty. We explore how Chinese monk Yijing documented his stopover in Palembang around 671 CE, describing it not just as a port, but as a mandatory waystation for students traveling to Nalanda in India. The conversation examines the specific monasteries established there, the curriculum taught to international monks, and the…
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