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Originally Posted by Altair
There was contact because of Alexander's conquest. There is no evidence for contact pre-Alexander.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancien...ndia_relations
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Originally Posted by Altair
Why would Pythagoras depend on India to believe in reincarnation? Can't he have come up with it by himself?
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The third-century AD greek philosopher Philostratus had claimed that Pythagoras also studied under Hindu sages in India.This could be due to the teachings of reincarnation and vegetarianism propounded by Pythagoras, which evidently had an eastern scent.
Modern scholars have also speculated that Plato may have also been to India or studied under Indian sages, due to the similarities between his philosophy and Indian philosophy.
Same goes for the identical similarities between the Shivalingam and the Orphic Egg.
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When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. ~ Swami Satchidananda
Wholesome virtuous behavior progressively leads to the foremost.~ Buddha AN 10.1
If you do right, irrespective of what the other does, it will slow down the (turbulent) mind. ~ Rajini Menon
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