J. Duncan M. Derrett
List of John Benjamins publications for which J. Duncan M. Derrett plays a role.
Articles
2006 Two more Homeric Scenes in India Archív Orientální 74:2, pp. 173–181 | Article
That early Buddhists were acquainted with the Homeric Hymns is vehemently suspected. That Homer’s epics were used by them has not been suspected. Buddhists of perhaps the third to fourth centuries clearly used two episodes, the Pyre of Patroclus and Odysseus’ Bow. Adaptations and variations lead to… read more
2005 Unregarded Buddhist-Christian Parallels Archív Orientální 73:1, pp. 91–110 | Article
Instances are proffered where it seems Buddhists have been stimulated by Judeo-Christian material. Openness to wisdom emanating from a non- Indian Buddha is documented already in the Mahāyāna, but the majority of these present instances are taken from Theravāda literature. It seems material… read more