The Questions of King Milinda

The ''Questions of King Milinda'' or Milindapanha is an amazing and unique ancient Buddhist text. It records the encounter between a Greek king and a Buddhist monk around 200 BC and reads like a modern dialogue between East and West.The Greek schooled king, whose world view echos some of the views and reasoning which built our Western civilization approaches the Buddhist philosophy like a typical “Westerner”. To see the intriguing relevant replies by the Buddhist monk feels like a mirror of our own times. This book contains a “word by word” (interverbal or paraphrased) translation of the Milindapanha as well as the original Pali text.This bilingual way of presentation follows an ancient tradition in Buddhist countries. It is a perfect way to learn Pali and to get a deeper understanding of core Buddhist terminology. The ''Questions of King Milinda'' - with its Western approach by king Menandros and the precise and sharp response by Ven. Nagasena - make this a perfect match to study the teachings of early Buddhist thought with an easy and enjoyable read.