16. Bagan - City Of Temples
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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A Brief History of Bhagan
Myanmar has had a great poetic tradition for centuries, and the time of Bhagan was no exception. The manuscripts that these scholars produced were exceptionally valuable. A complete set of the Buddhist texts known as the Tripitaka cost up to 3,000 kyats or nearly 50 kilos of silver. That would be enough to buy more than 5,000 acres of rice land, four large monasteries, or 150 slaves.
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