Consolation and a parable
Two contacts between Ancient Greece and Buddhists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2813007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Duncan M Derrett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 518-528 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x02000319 |
| OpenAlex | W2060128092 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Ancient Greek and Roman conventional consolations of mourners are not reflected in Buddhist texts. Reason should modify grief, but the Buddha's 'consolation' of Visākhā by blaming her 'affection' is crude. Kisā Gotamī was consoled by the Buddha's asking her to get mustard seed from homes where no son, etc., had died, a technique employed by Democritus of Abderaj by Demonax, and in the Alexander Romance. The maxim of the Lame and the Blind figures in Indian philosophy, known to Buddhists. It appears in first-century Greek epigrams, and later Jewish texts a propos of resurrection. Movements of detail from West to East and vice versa are thus illustrated. Therefore the evangelists' and Buddhists' ideas could have been exchanged, despite pertinacious denials
Affection · Art · Betrayal · Buddhism · Celibacy · Consolation · Epistemology · Gautama Buddha · Grief · Judaism · Literature · Romance · Theology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,18 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2020 (17) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |