Syncretism is often oversimplified as a Venn diagram of two distinct monolithic entities (Hellenistic culture and Buddhism) merging, but the actual historical process is better understood as complex, asymmetrical interaction where ideas, practices, and artistic expressions from different cultures combine and influence each other in non-uniform ways
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“I think syncretism is often oversimplified the term itself implies two distinct monolithic entities helenistic culture on one side and Buddhism on the other side merging like a ven diagram but in real world scenarios ideas practices and artistic expressions from different cultures often combine and influence each other in complex and asymmetrical ways”
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