（参见：《弥兰陀王问经》）
Syn: （参见：Questions of King Milinda《弥兰陀王问经》）
（参见：Milinda弥兰陀王）; （参见：Nagasena那先比丘）
"Lit: 'The Questions of King Milinda.' A record of the dialogues of the Buddhist monk Nagasena and the Greco-Bactrian king Menander or Menandros （Pali/ Milinda）， who ruled Afghanistan and northern India in the latter half of the second century B.C. and was famous for his extensive learning. The questions put by King Menander to the monk Nagasena covered a wide range of subjects such as wisdom and earthly desires， transmigration， karma， the historical existence of the Buddha， the Buddhist Order， the qualification of monks， the respective roles of monks and lay people， and Nirvana. This work is also valued as an account of one of the first major encounters between Hellenistic and Buddhist cultures. According to it， Menander dedicated a monastery to Nagasena and abdicated the throne in favor of his son， entering the Buddhist Order and eventually attaining the state of Arhat."
"Important non-canonical Theravada text whose title translates to 'The Questions of King Milinda，' and which contains a running dialogue between the monk Nagasena and the Bactrian King Menander. It is valuable not only because it documents one of the early encounters between Buddhist and Hellenistic cultures， but because it also focuses on a wide variety of issues that were critical for a thorough and accurate understanding of Theravada Buddhism. A number of profoundly important dilemmas are considered in the dialogue， including how rebirth occurs in the absence of an atman or soul， what truth is， why moral people encounter suffering while apparently evil people prosper， why suicide is not a valid antidote to earthly suffering， why philosophical discussion is not profitable， why textual materials appear to present contradictory contents， and a host of others. Often using extremely insightful similes， Nagasena responds to all questions masterfully， resolving the king's concerns one by one."
PureLand School
"The Questions of King Milinda Sutra contains the following parable: A minute grain of sand， dropped on the surface of the water， will sink immediately. On the other hand， a block of stone， however large and heavy， can easily be moved from place to place by boat. The same is true of the Pure Land practitioner. However light his karma may be， if he is not rescued by Amitabha Buddha， he must revolve in the cycle of Birth and Death. With the help of Amitabha Buddha， his karma， however heavy， will not prevent his rebirth in the Pure Land."