Ashoka's Greek translators deliberately chose the Greek word 'eusebeia' (piety/reverence toward gods/filial respect) to translate the Buddhist concept of 'Dharma,' representing active cultural adaptation where translators sought to render Buddhist ethics intelligible in Greek conceptual terms rather than creating a neologism
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“the concept of Dharma was translated with the Greek word Yia Yia like Dharma is a semantically rich word that we could translate as piety reverence towards the gods or filial respect ashoka's Greek translators appar ly chose this as the best way to translate the Buddha's message”
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