The Ancient Greeks Who Converted to Buddhism

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/religionforbreakfast Watch Archaeology Quest here!: https://nebula.tv/videos/realscience-pottery?ref=religionforbreakfast Join our Patreon community!: https://www.patreon.com/religionforbreakfastOne-time donations here!: https://www.paypal.me/religionforbreakfastSign-up for my mailing list to be notified of online classes: https://classes.religionforbreakfast.com/Greece is very far away from the heartland of early Buddhism in India and parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But thanks to Alexander the Great, Hellenistic and Buddhist cultures came into contact in the 4th century BCE, creating a cultural synthesis known as Greco-Buddhism.00:00 A Greco-Bactrian Buddhist Inscription1:41 The Hellenistic "Far East"4:10 Pyrrho: A Buddhist for Greece?7:42 Ashoka and his Dharma Conquest10:23 King Menander: The Most Famous Greek Buddhist13:26 Greco-Buddhist Art of Gandhara15:23 Syncretism?16:44 Nebula! Indie creators being awesomeThumbnail art by @hotcyderSelect imagery/video supplied by Getty Images and Reuters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices