Srivijaya's Female Buddhist Master: Jnanavati at the Thousand Temples

This episode of the Srivijaya series tells the story of Jnanavati, a rare named female scholar from Srivijaya's Buddhist golden age. Lucas and Luna explore her journey from Palembang to the great monastery of Nalanda in India, her study under the abbot Shilabhadra, and her return to lead a teaching center at the Thousand Temples monastery near present-day Jambi. Using Chinese traveler Yijing's records, they piece together Jnanavati's life against the backdrop of Srivijaya's patronage of Buddhism and its connections with the Pala Empire. The episode highlights the role of women in Buddhist scholarship, the transmission of texts across the Maritime Silk Road, and the archaeological evidence that hints at her legacy. It offers a fresh angle on Srivijaya as a center of learning, not just commerce, and brings to light a figure whose name survives in manuscripts and inscriptions. #Srivijaya #Jnanavati #BuddhistNuns #Nalanda #Yijing #PalaEmpire #Shilabhadra #ThousandTemples #Palembang #Jambi #MaritimeSilkRoad #BuddhistScholarship #WomenInHistory #SoutheastAsianHistory #MuaroJambi #BuddhistManuscripts #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo