Dandami
c. 4th century BCE
c. 4th century BCE
aka: Dandamis, Dandamas
Indian ascetic and sadhu, known in a meeting with
Alexander of Macedonia or his attendants as the
general was leaving and on his was back to Greece.
the incident was supposedly recorded by some Greek
historians who were traveling with Alexander.
Indian ascetic and sadhu, known in a meeting with
Alexander of Macedonia or his attendants as the
general was leaving and on his was back to Greece.
the incident was supposedly recorded by some Greek
historians who were traveling with Alexander.
| The soldiers went and they told this naked man that Alexander the Great invites him; he would be a royal guest, every comfort and convenience would be given to him, so he shouldn't worry. The man started laughing and said, "The man who calls himself The Great, is a fool. Go and tell him I don't keep company with fools. That is why I have been standing here alone for many years. If I want to keep company with fools, do you think that India has less than his country? The town is full of them." They were very disturbed, those soldiers, but they had to report back. Alexander asked what the man had said – Dandami was the name of this man. Alexander in his reports has used the name Dandamas. When he heard Alexander felt annoyed, but this was the last village on the border and soon he would be out of India, so he said, "It is best that I go and see what type of man this is..." --Osho The Empty Boat, ch. 10 |
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