/lit/ - Literature

if you started with the greeks

>>11120061
>I'd like some recommendations for books detailing how Buddhist thought influenced Greek thought.

One thing to note at the outset is that it is almost impossible to determine who influenced who in most cases. Clear parallel can and should be drawn, but discovering chains of transmission is something else entirely.

I quite like 'The Shape of Ancient Thought: Comparative Studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies' by Thomas McEvilley for a first dip into this world of intriguing similarities. Not all of it is about Buddhism, but a good portion of it is.

If you have an interest in both Buddhism and Greek Skepticism, I would urge you to consider reading 'Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia' by Christopher Beckwith.