The Questions of King Milinda.pdf

The Debate of

King Milinda

Bhikkhu Pesala

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The Debate Of King Milinda

An Inward Journey Book

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First Hardback Edition 1991

published by Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi. Revised 1998

First Pocket Edition May, 2000

published by Association for Insight Meditation, England.

This New Revised Edition May, 2001

published for free distribution by Inward Path, Penang.

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Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia – Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

The debate of King Milinda: an abridgement of the Milinda Pa¤ha / edited by

Bhikkhu Pesala. — Rev. ed.

ISBN 983-9439-50-2

1. Milindapanha—Abridgements. 2. Buddhism—Sacred books. 3. Buddhist

literature. I. Pesala, Bhikkhu. II. Title. 294.382

This book is printed for free distribution . The publishers wish to thank Bhikkhu

Pesala for the kind permission to reprint this Dhamma book ; thanks also to Venerable

Kemmavamsa & Ch’ng Huck Ying for their support and assistance on this publication ;

Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

Book layout by Sunanda Lim

Overview

The Milinda Pa¤ha is, with good reason, a famous work of

Buddhist literature, probably compiled in the first century

B.C. It presents Buddhist doctrine in a very attractive and

memorable form as a dialogue between a Bactrian Greek

king, Milinda, who plays the ‘Devil’s Advocate’ and a

Buddhist sage, Nàgasena. The topics covered include most

of those questions commonly asked by Westerners such as

“If there is no soul, what is it that is reborn?” and “If there

is no soul, who is talking to you now?”

This abridgement provides a concise presentation of

this masterpiece of Buddhist literature. The introduction

outlines the historical background against which the dia-

logues took place, indicating the meeting of two great cul-

tures, that of ancient Greece and the Buddhism of the Indus

valley, which was a legacy of the great Emperor Asoka. It is

hoped that the adequate references, glossary, and list of

Pali quotations will provide readers with an incentive to

read further from the translations of the Pali texts.

The Debate of

King Milinda

an Abridgement of

The Milinda Pa¤ha

Edited by

Bhikkhu Pesala

Previously Published by

Inward Path

Penang • Malaysia

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