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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…
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The fascinating journey of the Greek philosopher Pyrrho to India as part of the entourage accompanying Alexander the Great and his encounters there with Indian wise men is central to Beckwith’s book.
I was excited to find his portrayal of Pyrrho as a ‘Greek Buddha’ confirming my earlier research on the compelling parallels between the Pyrrhonian sceptics of ancient Greece, who followed Pyrrho, and the Buddhist tradition. Beckwith shows that Pyrrho’s two-year stay with Alexander in Gandhara in northwestern India at a time of Buddhist presence there provided ample opportunities for extended contact.
The Indian wise men, he demonstrates, were…
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