posted July 31, 2013 06:53 PM            

Similarities between Buddha and Jesus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_Christianity

Also: From: http://freethoughtnation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2946

• Buddha was born of the virgin Maya, who was considered the “Queen of Heaven.”
• He was of royal descent and was a prince.
• At his birth appeared a “marvelous and powerful light.”
• After Buddha was born, a “slaughter of the infants was ordered by the tyrant Bimbasara…”
• When Buddha was a babe, a saint prophesied he would be great, as did Simeon concerning Christ (Lk 2:25-35).
• As a child he taught his teachers.
• Buddha was presented in the temple, where “the idols fell down before him.”
• He began his quest for enlightenment at age 29.
• He crushed a serpent’s head.
• Buddha was tempted by Mara, the evil one, who offered him “universal dominion.”
• Sakyamuni Buddha had 12 disciples and traveled about preaching.

• He reformed and prohibited idolatry, was a “sower of the word,” and preached “the establishment of a kingdom of righteousness.”

• He performed miracles and wonders, healed the sick, fed 500 men from a “small basket of cakes,” and helps a disciple walk on water.
• He preached a “sermon on the mount” and taught chastity, temperance, tolerance, compassion, love, and the equality of all.
• He was transfigured on a mount.
• Buddha was received in his native city with a triumphal welcome.
• He was betrayed by a disciple, who led others to kill him.
• Some of his persecutors became his disciples.
• A tremendous earthquake occurred upon Buddha’s death.
• Buddha was crucified, suffered for three days in hell, and was resurrected.
• He ascended to Nirvana or “heaven.”
• Buddha was considered the “Good Shepherd,” the “Carpenter,” the “Infinite and Everlasting” and the “Great Physician.”
• He was the “Savior of the World” and the “Light of the World.”

SIMILARITIES BETWEEN KRISHNA (around 1200 BC) AND JESUS

From: http://freethoughtnation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2946

• Krishna is an incarnation of the sun god Vishnu, who rises or awakens on the winter solstice.
• Krishna was born in a stable of the “virgin” Devaki (“Divine One”)
• He was of royal descent and was a prince.
• Krishna is the “King of the Yadus.”
• Like the cave-born Christ of tradition, Krishna was born in a “cave-like dungeon.”
• Upon birth, the baby Krishna, was placed in a “basket for winnowing corn; in other words, a manger.”
• Great signs and wonders occurred at Krishna’s birth, including the appearance of a bright star.
• His birth was attended by angels, wise men and shepherds, and he was presented with gifts, including gold and incense.
• His foster father was in the city to pay taxes when Krishna was born.
• The hero-god was persecuted by a tyrant who ordered the slaughter of infants.
• The infant Krishna was carried across a river.
• As a young boy, he worked miracles and wonders, and was hailed as a divine incarnation.
• He was worshipped by shepherds as a god.
• Krishna was “tempted” in the wilderness by “various fiends,” before crushing the serpent’s head.
• He raised a child from the dead and healed lepers, the deaf and the blind.
• Krishna preached faith “in God’s love to man and in his mercy and forgiveness of sins arising therefrom.”
• Krishna miraculously fed the multitudes.
• “He lived poor and he loved the poor,” humbly washing the feet of guests.
• Like Jesus, Krishna continually manifested his divinity and then denied it.
• He was transfigured in front of his disciples.
• Krishna was anointed with oil by a woman bearing a jar of ointment.
• Krishna had a beloved disciple named Arjuna or “Ar-jouan.”
• A fig or banyan tree figures prominently in Krishna’s myth, as the god is depicted approaching a fig tree, where he “utters a sort of parable.”
• Tradition holds that Krishna died after being shot in the foot while under a (fig) tree, leading to claims he was pinned against the tree by an arrow or “crucified.”
• After his death, he ascended to heaven, where he lives on.

posted August 01, 2013 02:13 PM            

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Originally posted by Lei_Kuei:
The real questions is what is causing these mythic archetypes to constantly emerge and why?

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posted August 03, 2013 11:11 PM            

http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-christ-like-figures-who-pre-date-jesus/

posted August 06, 2013 08:59 AM            

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Originally posted by Lei_Kuei:
I'm sure if one goes back far enough... you would find that the Krishna story is copied from something else, and so forth and so on The real questions is what is causing these mythic archetypes to constantly emerge and why?

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Was Gilgamesh Noah? There is a rather long list of similarities of historical figures.

posted August 06, 2013 12:07 PM            

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Originally posted by Xiiro:
There are lots of similarities between the story of Jesus and other spiritual figures. Here are a few from a fast Google search:

http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-christ-like-figures-who-pre-date-jesus/

I'm surprised this list doesn't include Mithra.

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Thanks for the link.
And yeah I also wonder why they left Mithra off the list.

posted August 06, 2013 12:12 PM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
Was Gilgamesh Noah? There is a rather long list of similarities of historical figures.

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posted August 06, 2013 12:15 PM            

Lots to choose from and why I thought Lei`s question was smack on!

Why inquiring minds want to know.

posted August 06, 2013 12:20 PM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
I`ve already decided but was noting the similar flood stories.

Lots to choose from and why I thought Lei`s question was smack on!

Why inquiring minds want to know.

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posted August 06, 2013 01:33 PM            

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Originally posted by juniperb:
Persoanlly, I couldn`t dip into the flood stories without seeing the Annunaki connection.

But, that`s another story another time.

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posted December 15, 2018 08:58 PM            

Just as King Asoka popularized buddhism in the south east after murdering millions in India.

Jesus never died on the cross. I am sick at the stomach, when I hear christians says Jesus took sin of the world.I can't charge your mobile, you have to plug and charge your own mobile.

He was being harmed yes, but he managed to escape the crucifixion.

Which father will not interfere when he sees his being crucified?

I think Jesus is #6 born. He is the morning star.

#7 take the sins of the world upon them. It is their destiny.

They say Gabriel seeded Mary. Buddha came in vision of his mother and said to her that he will take birth as her child. Big difference. True buddhism is very down to earth. The mundane is the extraordinary. Buddha is even greater than Jesus, but no one will accept it because of their conditioning. Buddhism spread to the east and shaolin monks appeared before the world. Then in Japan it gave expression to Zen.

Krishna is a product of Yoga tradition. He will remain a mystery for millenniums. Pathanjali yoga will suit westerners. It is the shortest path to enlightenment. It demands purification. Zen enlightenment is sudden. But it takes long preparation and then the water pot breaks and no water no moon.

posted April 21, 2019 12:30 AM            

Believe only in religion whose central figure has recognized the divinity in them being empty and are raising others to see the truth for themselves. Like Buddha .

use your third eye to use judgement and see the truth.