INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: The Indo-Greek king, Milinda (or Menander I ) was converted to Buddhism by Nagasena, a Buddhist monk and philospher.

Detailed explanation-2: -Menander was King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom. He embraced Buddhism under the patronage of Nagasena and was known by the name Milinda.

Detailed explanation-3: -Menander is noted for having become a patron and convert to Greco-Buddhism and he is widely regarded as the greatest of the Indo-Greek kings.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nāgasena was a Sarvastivadan Buddhist sage who lived around 150 BC. His answers to questions about Buddhism posed by Menander I (Pali: Milinda), the Indo-Greek king of northwestern India, are recorded in the Milinda Pañha and the Sanskrit Nāgasenabhiksusūtra.

Detailed explanation-5: -Milindpanha is the great Buddhist work consisting of dialogues between the Indo-Greek king Menander of Bactria and the Buddhist philosopher Nagasena. It is written in Pali language. The Milind Panha is also referred to as the Nagasena Sutra.