When Hellenism Met Buddhism

by Odysseus Bournias Varotsis

Odysseus Bournias Varotsis shows how Greco-Buddhism, born from Alexander’s conquests, fused Greek art, kingship, and philosophy with Buddhism to create a universal vision of wisdom and compassion.

When most people picture the Buddha, they imagine serene images from India, Tibet, or Japan. Few would guess that the earliest statues of Siddhārtha Gautama — …