In the wake of Alexander the Great, the traditions of Hellenism and Buddhism thought came into close contact in Central Asia and India. Lee Clarke, a PhD student in cross-cultural philosophy at Nottingham Trent University, joins the show to discuss the idea of “Greco-Buddhism”, tracing the origins of the Buddha and the establishment of his teachings in Gandhara, before comparing and contrasting the philosophical outlooks of Greek and Indian schools of thought like Pyrrhonian Skepticism and Mahayana Buddhism.
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Wow, this is was such a spectacular talk. Love it! I studied philosophy myself and I always liked Asian philosophy as well, but I didn’t know until recently that there has been such a time and place in history when greeks met early buddhists… So thank you very much. Is it possible to get some book recommendations, especially on those buddhist-greek and vice versa inflluences (for an educated philosopher) because I can’t find this article you’ve been talking about and I don’t have a Twitter account?
Greetings from Germany
Natalie
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Hi there Natalie,
Glad to hear you enjoyed the episode! Please find a reader’s guide on my website, available in the following link:
Click to access a-readers-guide-to-greco-bactria-and-the-indo-greeks.pdf
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