About the Book: The Questions of Milinda
A Greek king and a Buddhist monk engage in a transformational philosophical
dialogue. A Greek king and a Buddhist monk engage in a transformational
philosophical dialogue. The legendary conversation between the Greek King
Milinda, traditionally identified as Menander, and the Buddhist monk Nagasena is
believed to have taken place after Alexanders campaign in India. The earliest
versions of this dialogue originate from the northwestern region of the Indian
subcontinent, known as Greater Gandhara, where Buddhism had taken root as early
as the reign of Emperor Ashoka in the third century BCE. While the historical
authenticity of this exchange remains