659. Dawn of the Samurai: Bloodbath at the Bridge (Part 2)
The episode explores the rise of the samurai in medieval Japan through the lens of The Tale of the Heike, a foundational war epic that chronicles the fall of the Taira (Heike) clan and the ascent of the Minamoto. At its heart is the Buddhist concept of impermanence—'all things pass'—
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