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Was Jesus a Buddhist?

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                                   was jesus a Buddhist?  The question is not whether Jesus is a Buddhist. There is numerous reliable evidence textually and among archeological remains that he was. Most convincingly   numismatic evidence the British museum is hiding.  The evidence follows two independent lines-- the first is historical, and the second is textual. Historical evidence betokens that Jesus was well acquainted with Buddhism. If Jesus did not go to India, then at least India went to Judea(Judah) and Jesus. The authentic historical question is not is he studied Buddhism, but where and how much he studied Buddhism ,especially during his so called  "lost years.". the similarities are so striking that even is no  historical evidence exist we can suspect the Jesus studied Buddhist teaching and that the prophecy and legend of Jesus was derived from Buddhist stories. According to legend, Jesus, the great Jewish sage, spent his "lost years", form between the ages

Vikramshila university destroyed by an Islamic invader

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                  Vikramshila university The remains of vikramshilla university are located near antichak in bhagalpur district of bihar . vikramshila university was an important Buddhist learning centers in ancient india. It was founded during pala dynasty. Vikramshila university was established by the king of pala dynasty ,king dharmapala(783to820) in late 8th or early 9th century. a Tibetan and a Hindu temple are also excavated. It prospered about four century from its establishment. After this it collapsed in the beginning of 13th century A.D. Tibetan sources specially the writings of taranath, the Tibetan monk historian of 16th-18th century A.D, was briefly described about its collapsed years. Vikramshila was one of the largest buddhist university having more than hundred teachers and about thousands of students and many great scholars. Many great scholars are often invited by foreign countries to spread Buddhist learning, culture and religion. There are many

cultural sites damaged by ISIS

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T he Islamic state group ISIS(Islamic state of Iraq and syria)destroyed and damaged many historical site during their war. Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria continue their war on region's cultural heritage attacking historical site with bulldozers  and explosives. ISIS controls the large part of Iraq and Syria. There's little to stop its militants from plundering and destroying sites under their control In a region know as the cradle of civilization. The group claims the destruction of ancient site relegiously motivated motivated;its militants targeted well- know ancient sites alongwith the  graves and shrines belonging to other Muslim sects, citing idol worship to justify their action deliberate destruction and theft of cultural heritage has been condected by ISIL since 2014 in Iraq and Syria and to a lesser extent to libya. A guide to  cultural site that ISIS has destroyed and damaged so far: P almira :  Palmyra or palmira is an UNESCO World heritag

Bhmala Buddhist complex in pakistan

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The bhamala Buddhist archelogy complexsite  close to khanpur dam at the head of haro valley. The stupa and the monastery date back to 2nd century. They are uniquely significant in gandhara civilization. The largest surviving example particular cross like stupa that resembles to the pyramids. Th e site of the discovery of the world’s oldest ‘Maha Pari Nirvana’ statue which depicts the death of Buddha.                                    The statue which was discovered in 2016, is about 1700 years and 48 feet long. Noted for this archeological style the bhamala complex is said to belong to 2nd to 5th century BCE. The main stupa of Bhamala is unique, with a cruciform plan consisting of a tall square base for the dome above which offset projections for the steps can be seen on all four sides.   Buddhism flourished in what is now Pakistan some 2,300 years ago, after it took route under Mauryan emperor Ashoka in Takashila (now Taxila),   Gandhara art is credited with creating the firs

Devkothar :an ancient Buddhist stupas

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This archeological site has a great history to tell with the ancient Buddhist stupas that you will find here.this stupa is discovered in the year 1982,these stupas are said to be about thousand year old and belonging to the ashoka's reign.you will find three large stupas carved small stupas out of 46 different stones. Devkothar also has five thousand years old rocky caves which are definitely very intriguing in their appearance. As an attempt to spread Buddhism in the vindhya region during the period of ashoka, the remains of lord Buddha were distributed to create these stupas. It is very important place for Buddhism followers. Dev kothar is a location of archaeological important in  Madhya Pradesh, central india.it is located about 5km of north west of katra village in rewa district at a distance of 75 km from rewa on rewa-allahabad road. The stupa of dev kothar was established by the mauryan king ashoka in 3rd century BCE. In the ancient time the site was located on

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