Greek Buddhist Monks Shortly after the Buddha. Discussing a Video by Ajahn Sona, with Pannobhasa

In this talk with Pannobhasa I asked him to comment on recent exciting discoveries about Greek Buddhist monks, shortly after the time of the Buddha. We comment on the below talk that Ajahn Sona gave for Ajahns Nisabho and Kovilo at the Clear Mountain Monastery in Seattle. Ancient Greek Monks & the Writing of the Pali Canon | Ajahn Sona Q&A In this session, Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho speak with Ajahn Sona of Birken Forest Monastery and learn about his recent research into early Western Buddhist Monks. The discussion touches on such topics as the appearance of Ionian (Greek) monks in Pāli Commentaries, the Western connection with the Pāli Canon being written down, the early Greek influence on Buddhist Art (e.g. Gandharan sculptures), the relationship between Ancient Greek philosophy and Abhidhamma, and more. Pannobhasa’s YouTube channel is @pannobhasa . David Reynolds, alias Paññobhāsa, and formerly known as Paññobhāsa Mahathera, is an American-born Theravada Buddhist philosopher and teacher. He has a degree in Biology and up until recently he was a monk with thirty years seniority in the ordained Sangha, with most of that time spent in the forests of Burma, and about half of it spent living and meditating alone in caves. After a few years at a monastery in the declining state of California he has migrated across the USA and has set himself up in a new, freer lay life in Greenville, South Carolina where he continues to write and teach. He has long been pretty well fed up with political correctness, and is moved to make a stand. Paññobhāsa’s URL Links: current blog (mostly philosophy and caustic critiques of Marxism): Bitchute channel: SubscribeStar support page: Discord server (mainly for traditionalist Buddhist discussions and networking): Twitter (brand new): Paypal: NEW BOOK, “Essays in Theravada Buddhism”: ALSO, 2nd BOOK, “Philosophical Dharma”: 3rd BOOK, “Buddhist Ethics, Buddhist Practice”: Old Buddhist Blog: Page: Email: nippapanca@ For Alternative Buddhism see Reddit Please do download any of my videos and copy them to your own channels to spread the word. Join our Meetup and be in our Zoom videos. All video playlists: or click on “The Brian Ruhe Show“ and scroll down. Donate: Bitcoin: 15Ls63J21zzhAPE7ke4P2JhaHyAEhUrJVe Volunteer your time. Be part of a group. My website: MP3 audios and video at: My priorities: Flickr: @N07 My three books are available at Amazon. ruhe&crid=1ZU2U0DOIY0QG&sprefix=,aps,101&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent Phone into Brian Ruhe’s live radio show at 1-603-635-4946 any Tuesday from 6-8 pm EST at Studio B at