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Book Title: Greek Buddha: Pyrrho's Encounter With Early Buddhism In Cent...
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Greek Buddha : Pyrrho's Encounter with Early Buddhism in Central Asia
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Ancient / Greece, Buddhist, Buddhism / General (See Also Philosophy / Buddhist), History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical, Eastern
Item Height: 0.9 in
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Religion, History, Philosophy
Author: Christopher I. Beckwith
Item Length: 9.1 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
