Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central AsiaBeckwith, Christopher I.creatortextElectronic books.History.njuPrincetonPrinceton University Press2015monographiceng

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1 online resource (300 pages)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.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.of ElisPyrrhonof ElisPyrrhonBuddhismHistoryTo ca. 100 A.DBuddhismInfluenceBuddhism and philosophyBuddhismHistoryTo ca. 100 A.DBuddhismInfluenceBuddhism and philosophyPyrrhon, of ElisPHILOSOPHYHistory & SurveysAncient & ClassicalBuddhismBuddhism and philosophyBuddhismInfluencePHILOSOPHY / Religious To 100 fast B613 .B43 2015186.1 186/.1Beckwith, Christopher I.Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©201597814008663281400866324779833 MIL22573/ctt1h4fz83 JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=948509http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=948509EBLCP15050920200709060331.0ocn908669993eng