Dharmaraksita - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Dharmaraksita: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmaraksita - A Greek Buddhist Missionary
The efforts of Emperor Ashoka to spread the Buddhist faith are described in the Edicts of Ashoka carved during his reign on stone pillars...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists: Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists
A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists. List of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools. Individuals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yona: Encyclopedia - Yona
"Yona" (also sometimes "Yonaka") is a Pali word used in ancient India to designate ancient Greek people. Its equivalent in Sanskrit is th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism
Greco-Buddhism, sometimes spelled Græco-Buddhism, is the cultural syncretism between the culture of Classical Greece and Buddhism, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yona: Encyclopedia Ii - Yona - Indian References
In Indian sources, the usage of the words "Yona", "Yauna", "Yonaka", "Yavana" or "Javana" etc appears repeatedly, and particularly in rel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist Thinkers And Founders Of Schools
Individuals are grouped by nationality, except in cases where the vast majority of their influence was felt elsewhere. List of Buddhists...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Monasticism - Greeks Monks Under Ashoka
According to Edicts of Ashoka, Greek populations (generally described in ancient times throughout the Classical world as Yona, Yojanas or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Religious Interactions
The length of the Greek presence in Central Asia and northern India provided opportunities for interaction, not only on the artistic, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Monasticism - Greek Monks Under Menander
The Indo-Greek king Menander I (reigned 160- 135 BCE) had his capital in Sagala, in today’s northern Punjab, and is described by Strabo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhist Monasticism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhist Monasticism - Background
Emperor Ashoka convened the third Buddhist council around 250 BCE at Pataliputra (today's Patna). It was held by the monk Moggaliputta. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The West
In the direction of the West, the Greco-Buddhist syncretism may also have had some formative influence on the religions of the Mediterran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Historical Outline
The interaction between Hellenistic Greece and Buddhism started when Alexander the Great conquered Asia Minor and Central Asia in 334 BCE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yona: Encyclopedia Ii - Yona - The Yonas And Other Northwestern Invaders In Indian Literature
The Yavanas or Yonas are frequently found listed with the Kambojas, Sakas, Pahlavas and other northwestern tribes in numerous ancient Ind...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Buddhists - Modern Teachers
List of Buddhists - Theravada / Vipassana teachers. Ajahn Brahm (1951- ) Ajahn Chah (1918-1992) Ajahn Mun (1870-1949) Ajahn Sumedho Ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Artistic Influences
Main article: Greco-Buddhist art Numerous works of Greco-Buddhist art display the intermixing of Greek and Buddhist influences, around su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Greco-buddhism And The Rise Of The Mahayana
The geographical, cultural and historical context of the rise of Mahayana Buddhism during the 1st century BCE in northwestern India, all ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-buddhism - Intellectual Influences In Asia
Through art and religion, the influence of Greco-Buddhism on the cultural make-up of East Asian countries, especially China, Korea and Ja...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmaraksita: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmaraksita - Dharmaraksita And The Milinda Panha
The Milinda Panha is another famous non-canonical Pali Buddhist text that describes the religious dialogues between the famous Indo-Greek...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dharmaraksita: Encyclopedia Ii - Dharmaraksita - Dharmaraksita And Punabbasukutumbikaputta Tissa Thera
In another Pali reference, a Buddhist monk from Sri Lanka named Punabbasukutumbikaputta Tissa Thera is said to have been to India in orde...   » Read the article