On Diogenes Laertios - There is no difference between life and death quote

[Hax]

Hey guys!

I'm currently working on a paper which also discusses the influence of Buddhist thought and philosophy in the Indo-Greek kingdom and later also its influence on Hellenistic philosophy in general. Now, there was this quote in EB from Diogenes Laertios (who is quite an obscure character, might I add) which goes something like this;

"Thales was proclaiming that death isn't any different than life. 'So, why don't you die?' someone asked. 'Because there is no difference' he replied."

Although Thales lived in the sixth century BC and there is no way that the historical Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha, could have had any influence on Thales, this does sound remarkably close to the Buddhist concept of "prajnaparamita". I know that Keraunos would know some stuff about the Indo-Greeks and perhaps Buddhist influence in their realm, but I was wondering if anyone else some knowledge concerning both this subject as well as Diogenes Laertios himself.

Thanks in advance

- Hax