Greek Buddha
Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia
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- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
8 May 2017
Summary
Pyrrho of Elis went with Alexander the Great to Central Asia and India during the Greek invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire in 334-324 BC. There he met with early Buddhist masters. Greek Buddha shows how their Early Buddhism shaped the philosophy of Pyrrho, the famous founder of Pyrrhonian scepticism in ancient Greece. Christopher I. Beckwith traces the origins of a major tradition in Western philosophy to Gandhara, a country in Central Asia and northwestern India. He systematicall…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691176321 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691176329 |
| Author: | Christopher I. Beckwith |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 8 May 2017 |
| Weight: | 463g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 235mm |
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Critics Review
“The book offers a new and refreshing approach. It repeatedly calls for more work in various fields, and it should be hoped that scholars do not shy away from taking up the many challenges it raises.”–Matthew Neale, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies “Beckwith weaves into Greek Buddha long-standing questions about the origins of Buddhism, contact between Buddhism and ancient Greeks following the incursion of Alexander the Great into Central Asia in the fourth century BCE, and the nature of ethical knowledge… This is excellent scholarship, and Beckwith presents his thesis with skill, insight, and scholarly probity.”–Choice
Christopher I. Beckwith
Christopher I. Beckwith is professor of Central Eurasian studies at Indiana University, Bloomington. His books include Warriors of the Cloisters, Empires of the Silk Road, and The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia (all Princeton). He is the recipient of a MacArthur Award.
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