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The Yona Dhamma: Greek Buddhists Under Ashoka

The Yona Dhamma: Greek Buddhists Under Ashoka

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In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a fascinating but little-known chapter of Mauryan history: the Greek-speaking Buddhist communities that flourished under Ashoka. After Ashoka's Rock Edicts were inscribed in Greek and Aramaic in the frontier region of Gandhara, some of the local Yona (Greek) population adopted Buddhism. Luna asks how Greek colonists, descendants of Alexander's soldiers, came to embrace a dhamma rooted in non-violence. Lucas explains the role of the Dhamma Mahamattas, the 'officers of righteousness' sent to convert Yona and Kamboja peoples, and the archaeological evidence from the Swat Valley and Taxila. They discuss the legendary figure of Mahadharmaraksita, a Greek Buddhist missionary who led 10,000 monks from the city of Alasandra (Alexandria of the Caucasus) to Sri Lanka for the dedication of the Maha Thupa. The conversation also touches on the Greek Buddhist monk Nagasena, who later debated King Menander I in the Milinda Panha. This episode sheds light on the cultural fusion at the western fringe of the Mauryan Empire—a world where Aristotle's language met the Buddha's teachings. #Ashoka #GreekBuddhism #Yona #MauryanEmpire #DhammaMahamattas #Gandhara #Taxila #SwatValley #Mahadharmaraksita #MilindaPanha #Nagasena #Menander #Alasandra #RockEdicts #Buddhism #Hellenistic #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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