▁act ▁as ▁the ▁" master s ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ▁and ▁construction ". ▁ ▁Syn th eses ▁of ▁Eastern ▁and ▁Western ▁philosophy ▁ ▁In ▁anti qu ity ▁elements ▁of ▁Eastern ▁philosophy ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁directly ▁influenced ▁Western ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁The ▁An cient ▁Greek ▁phil os opher ▁P yr rho ▁accompanied ▁Alexander ▁the ▁Great ▁in ▁his ▁eastern ▁campaign s , ▁sp ending ▁about ▁ 1 8 ▁months ▁in ▁India . ▁P yr rho ▁subsequently ▁returned ▁to ▁Greece ▁and ▁founded ▁P yr rh on ism . ▁The ▁Greek ▁bi ograph er ▁Di ogen es ▁La ë r ti us ▁explained ▁that ▁P yr rho ' s ▁equ anim ity ▁and ▁det achment ▁from ▁the ▁world ▁were ▁acquired ▁in ▁India . ▁P yr rho ▁was ▁directly ▁influenced ▁by ▁Buddh ism ▁in ▁developing ▁his ▁philosophy , ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁P yr rho ' s ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁Buddh ist ▁three ▁marks ▁of ▁existence . ▁According ▁to ▁Edward ▁Con ze , ▁P yr rh on ism ▁can ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁Buddh ist ▁philosophy , ▁especially ▁the ▁Indian ▁Mad hy am ika ▁school . ▁The ▁P yr rh on ists ' ▁goal ▁of ▁at ar ax ia ▁( the ▁state ▁of ▁being ▁un tr ouble d ) ▁is ▁a ▁s ot eri ological ▁goal ▁similar ▁to ▁n ir v ana . ▁The ▁P yr rh on ists ▁promoted ▁susp ending ▁judgment ▁( ep och é ) ▁about ▁dog ma ▁( bel ief s ▁about ▁non - ev ident ▁matters ) ▁as ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁reach ▁at ar ax