Barlaam and Ioasaph /

• Main Author: Ιωάννης ο Δαμασκηνός, Άγιος (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Mattingly, Harold, 1884-1964 (μεταφραστής.), Woodward, George Ratcliffe, 1848-1934 (μεταφραστής.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English; Ancient Greek
• Published: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 1914.
• Series: Loeb Classical Library 34.
• Subjects: Βούδας > Θρύλοι.; Χριστιανοί άγιοι; Ηλεκτρονικά βιβλία; Μυθιστορίες

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 (c. 676-749 CE), it was probably translated fro...