{"product_id":"milindapanha-las-preguntas-del-rey-milinda-paperback","title":"Milindapañha: Las Preguntas del Rey Milinda - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleiz Ruiz Falqués\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEl Milindapañha es uno de los clásicos universales del budismo. Compuesto alrededor del siglo II a.C., la obra consiste en un diálogo filosófico entre un rey de Bactria de linaje helénico, llamado en lengua pali Milinda, y un sabio monje budis- ta llamado Nagasena. Tras una amena introducción de carácter narrativo acerca de las relaciones kármicas entre los dos personajes, el grueso de la obra consiste en una fascinante sesión de preguntas y respuestas en las que el rey Milinda, como buen sofista griego, pone a prueba la coherencia y el sentido de las enseñanzas del Buda, sin escatimar mordacidad. El monje Nagasena responde a todas las preguntas mediante argumentos de carácter lógico y recurriendo a múltiples símiles poéticos y citas de la literatura budista primigenia. El texto representa una avanzadilla -de más de veinte siglos- de un budismo ense- ñado a occidentales y una didáctica y entretenida puerta de entrada a la filosofía y la literatura budista antigua.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Milindapañha is one of the universal classics of Buddhism. Composed around the 2nd century BCE, the work consists of a philosophical dialogue between a Hellenistic king of Bactria--known in Pali as Milinda--and a wise Buddhist monk named Nagasena. After an engaging narrative introduction that describes the karmic connections between the two characters, the core of the work unfolds as a fascinating series of questions and answers. King Milinda, true to his Greek sophistic spirit, rigorously tests the coherence and meaning of the Buddha's teachings, sparing no sharp wit. The monk Nagasena responds to each challenge with logical arguments, drawing on rich poetic similes and numerous citations from early Buddhist literature. The text represents an advance outpost--more than twenty centuries ahead of its time--of a Buddhism taught to Western audiences, and serves as an instructive and entertaining gateway to ancient Buddhist philosophy and literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleix Ruiz Falqués es licenciado en Filología clásica por la Univer- sidad de Barcelona; máster en sánscrito por la Universidad de Pune, India; doctor en Estudios del Sur de Asia por la Universidad de Cam- bridge. Es profesor de lengua pali en la Shan State Buddhist Univer- sity, Myanmar, y en la Universidad de Barcelona. Ha traducido del pali el Mahaparinibbanasutta con el comentario de Buddhaghosa, y la antología En palabras del Buddha.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAleix Ruiz-Falqués teaches graduate courses in Pali language and literature in Taunggyi, Myanmar. Aleix completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2016, under the supervision of Prof. Eivind Kahrs. His research focuses on traditional grammar and scholasticism in Pali, particularly in Myanmar. More broadly, he is interested in ancient Indian literature (kavya) and philosophy or knowledge systems (sastra). After completing his PhD in 2015, Aleix worked for two years on Pali manuscripts in Thailand, and he spent one year doing independent research in India. In 2018, he moved to the Shan State in Myanmar, where his long-term project is to teach and learn the Pali and Burmese languages and literature in a traditional monastic setting. One of his long-term goals is to reveal and demystify the treasures of the Pali medieval tradition that explain how we still possess the ancient words of the Buddha today.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 472\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48751882862813,"sku":"9788411213974","price":51.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/7SSnBfMPjH9788411213974.webp?v=1789890653","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/milindapanha-las-preguntas-del-rey-milinda-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}