04121cam a2200745Mi 4500 ocn908669993 OCoLC 20200709060331.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 150509s2015 nju o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP IDEBK YDXCP E7B N$T OCLCF OCLCQ OCLCO JSTOR 908631460 9781400866328 (electronic bk.) 1400866324 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)908669993 (OCoLC)908631460 779833 MIL 22573/ctt1h4fz83 JSTOR B613 .B43 2015 PHI 002000 bisacsh PHI022000 bisacsh PHI002000 bisacsh REL007010 bisacsh PHI028000 bisacsh HIS002010 bisacsh 186.1 186/.1 MAIN Beckwith, Christopher I. Greek Buddha [electronic resource] : Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2015. 1 online resource (300 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Print version record. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; On Transcription, Transliteration, and Texts; Abbreviations; PROLOGUE Scythian Philosophy: Pyrrho, the Persian Empire, and India; CHAPTER 1 Pyrrho's Thought: Beyond Humanity; CHAPTER 2 No Differentiations: The Earliest Attested Forms of Buddhism; CHAPTER 3 Jade Yoga and Heavenly Dharma: Buddhist Thought in Classical Age China and India; CHAPTER 4 Greek Enlightenment: What the Buddha, Pyrrho, and Hume Argue Against; EPILOGUE Pyrrho's Teacher: The Buddha and His Awakening; APPENDIX A The Classical Testimonies of Pyrrho's Thought. APPENDIX B Are Pyrrhonism and Buddhism Both Greek in Origin?APPENDIX C On the Early Indian Inscriptions; Endnotes; References; Index. Pyrrho of Elis accompanied Alexander the Great to Central Asia and India during the Graeco-Macedonian invasion and conquest of the Persian Empire in 334-324 BC, and while there met with teachers of Early Buddhism. Greek Buddha shows how Buddhism shaped the philosophy of Pyrrho, the famous founder of Pyrrhonian scepticism in ancient Greece. Identifying Pyrrho's basic teachings with those of Early Buddhism, Christopher I. Beckwith traces the origins of a major tradition in Greek philosophy to Gandhāra, a country in Central Asia and northwestern India. Using a range of primary sources, he syste. Master record variable field(s) change: 072 Pyrrhon, of Elis. Pyrrhon, of Elis. fast (OCoLC)fst00108621 Buddhism History To ca. 100 A.D. Buddhism Influence. Buddhism and philosophy. Buddhism History To ca. 100 A.D. Buddhism Influence. Buddhism and philosophy. Pyrrhon, of Elis. PHILOSOPHY History & Surveys Ancient & Classical. bisacsh Buddhism. fast (OCoLC)fst00840028 Buddhism and philosophy. fast (OCoLC)fst00840112 Buddhism Influence. fast (OCoLC)fst00840053 PHILOSOPHY / Religious bisacsh To 100 fast Electronic books. History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Print version: Beckwith, Christopher I. Greek Buddha : Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2015 9780691166445 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=948509 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1947989 ebrary EBRY ebr11052517 EBSCOhost EBSC 948509 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis31148033 YBP Library Services YANK 12341111 92 N$T 56075 56075