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The Indian satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire: political, sociocultural and religious conditions for the penetration of Buddhism in the Iranian world
Published
July 3, 2023
Keywords:
Buddhism, achaemenids, Persia, India, Asóka, zoroastrianism
How to Cite
Gharehkhani, Z. (2023). The Indian satrapies of the Achaemenid Empire: political, sociocultural and religious conditions for the penetration of Buddhism in the Iranian world. ISIMU, 24, 121–130. https://doi.org/10.15366/isimu2021.24.007
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Abstract
The birth of Buddhism, understood as an ascetic tradition, is coeval with the territorial expansion of the Achaemenid dynasty (5th century BC). As a result of Indo-Iranian relations, a scene of philosophical speculation and religious influence arose, allowed Buddhism to spread before the missionary movement of the maurya Asóka (3rd century BC).