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The Palas of Bengal: Buddhism, Empire, and the Lost University of Somapura
Before the Senas and the Sultans, Bengal was ruled by the Pala Empire — a Buddhist dynasty that dominated North India for four centuries and built one of the ancient world's greatest centers of learning: Somapura Mahavihara. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the rise of Gopala I, the empire's founder, and the reign of Dharmapala, who turned Somapura into a magnet for monks from Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia. They discuss the Pala patronage of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, the empire's conflicts with the Gurjara-Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas, and the eventual…
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