Abstract

In this article we tried to point out the outstanding convergences between On abstinence of Porphyry, and the Indian ascetic tradition, as it is shown in the sources rooted in the Katha up. In this process, becomes evident the exquisite spirit of the neoplatonic philosopher and his search for an universaly view through which it could be able to express his compasive caring for the liberations of all the “inteligences of good will”