Ancient Greek Buddhists (History Documentary)

For more than two centuries, much of northern India was ruled by Greek kings. Eventually, these kings and many of their Greek subjects converted to Buddhism, with far-reaching historical consequences.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:16 Alexander in India
2:00 The Indo-Greek Kingdom
3:28 Buddhism in Mauryan India
4:18 Greek converts to Buddhism
5:41 Contacts between India and the Roman Empire
6:46 Buddhism in classical texts
7:32 Buddhism and Greek Skepticism
8:27 The Greek influence on Buddhist art
9:54 Conclusion

Video created by Dr. Garrett Ryan (PhD in Greek and Roman history)
https://toldinstone.com/

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