16th century European contacts with Hinduism

[NAYAK Anand]

You will find a rich source of information over this topic (with wider
bibliographical references) in Lubac Henri de, La rencontre du Bouddhisme et
de l'Occident, Paris, Aubier  (coll. Théologie 24), 1952. Apparently
Alexandria was the inter-cultural centre where the brahmins met the greeks,
the buddhists encountered the Christians. Greetings. A. Nayak



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        -----Message d'origine-----
        De:     Valerie J Roebuck [mailto:vjroebuck at APPLEONLINE.NET]
        Date:   lundi, 3. juillet 2000 19:48
        À:    INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
        Objet:  16th century European contacts with Hinduism

        Dear list members

        Does anyone know what Hindu religious and philosophical ideas would
have
        been accessible in Europe by about 1585?  For example what were the
'works
        of Veaso (Vyaasa)', and other Hindu 'doctors and masters' translated
for
        the Jesuits and brought to Rome c. 1559 (D. Ferroli, 'The Jesuits in
        Malabar', Bangalore, 1939, Volume 2, page 402)?  And what did the
        Franciscans and Dominicans (active in S. India from the early 1500s)
send
        back to Europe?

        Thanks for any information--

        Dr Valerie J Roebuck
        Manchester, UK



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