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Barlaam and Ioasaph, a hagiographic novel in which an Indian prince becomes aware of the world’s miseries and is converted to Christianity by a monk, is a Christianized version of the legend of the Buddha. Though often attributed to John Damascene (ca. AD 676–749), it was probably translated from Georgian into Greek in the eleventh century.

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A Hardback by John Damascene John Damascene, G. R. Woodward, Harold Mattingly

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    Publisher: Loeb
    Publication Date: 7/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780674990388, 978-0674990388
    ISBN10: 0674990382
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    Book Synopsis
    Barlaam and Ioasaph, a hagiographic novel in which an Indian prince becomes aware of the world’s miseries and is converted to Christianity by a monk, is a Christianized version of the legend of the Buddha. Though often attributed to John Damascene (ca. AD 676–749), it was probably translated from Georgian into Greek in the eleventh century.

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