Beckwith is arguing that buddhism formed in the Central Asian provinces of Ancient Persia in reaction to Iranian influences
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I was sent this critique of Greek Buddha by
@Jayarava https://www.academia.edu/25308643/Appendix_X_Was_there_Buddhism_in_Gandh%C4%81ra_at_the_time_of_Alexander … -
My takeaway is that Beckwith speculates far beyond his data… but this may be a useful corrective to scripturalism.
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Although my argument (via Witzel) is completely different from Beckwith's AIUI
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Where do you make your argument. I am very interested in this thesis
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