Season 3 · Episode 6
The Great Extinguishing: Memories of the Death of Buddha and the Rise of Magadha
Echoes Of India: A History Podcast
August 23, 202134m 48s
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Show Notes
Death inevitably comes to us all. But how do memories of the dead shape our world? Witness the last months and hours of Siddhartha Gautama as he travels across the Gangetic Plains desperately trying to protect his legacy - and see what our struggles against death teach us about the nature of history and history telling.
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