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Majapahit's Cosmic Capital: Trowulan as a Mandala City
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the layout and meaning of Majapahit's capital, Trowulan, through the lens of a mandala city—a cosmic model of the universe. They discuss how the city's design, centered on the royal palace and surrounded by concentric zones of temples, residences, and rice fields, reflected Javanese Hindu-Buddhist cosmology. Key sites like Candi Brahu, Candi Tikus, and the Segaran reservoir are examined. Lucas explains the concept of 'negara' and 'desa' (city and village) in the Negarakertagama, and how Trowulan was both a political capital…
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