Neither Scythian nor Greek: A Response to Beckwith's Greek Buddha and Kuzminski's "Early Buddhism Reconsidered".

The author comments on the book "Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia" by Christopher Beckwith and Adrian Kuzminski's paper "Early Buddhism Reconsidered." Topics discussed include Pyrrhonism as the earliest evidence of Buddhism, the thesis that Greek philosopher Pyrrh...

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Publicado en:	Philosophy East & West: A Quarterly of Comparative Philosophy Vol. 68; no. 3; pp. 984 - 1007
Autor principal:	Goodman, Charles
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Hawai'i 2018
Materias:	Buddhist doctrines, Early Period, to ca. 250 B.C. Buddhism Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter With Early Buddhism in Central Asia (Book) Pyrrhon, of Elis, ca. 365 B.C.-274 B.C. Aristocles, of Messana, 2nd century Central Asia
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Sumario:	The author comments on the book "Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia" by Christopher Beckwith and Adrian Kuzminski's paper "Early Buddhism Reconsidered." Topics discussed include Pyrrhonism as the earliest evidence of Buddhism, the thesis that Greek philosopher Pyrrho was a Buddhist, and Beckwith's interpretation of early Buddhism based on the passage of philosopher Aristocles.