Milinda
Personアラサンダーのカラシで生まれたサーガラの王で、『ミリンダ王問経』に記録されたナーガセーナ長老との対話が彼の仏教への改宗を描いている。バクトリアの王メナンドロスと同一視される。
King of Sāgala. He was born in Kalasi in Alasandā.
His discussions with the Buddhist elder Nāgasena are recorded in the Milindapañha. It is said there that the king embraced Buddhism.
For a discussion on the facts connected with Milinda, and his identification with the Bactrian king Menander, see Questions of King Milinda, vol. i., introd. xviiiff.
See also: The Debate of King Milinda, Introduction.
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