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Was Jesus a Buddhist?

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                         Was jesus a Buddhist?  The question is not whether Jesus was a Buddhist, but rather the extent to which he was influenced by buddhism. There are numerous textual amd archeological evidence suggesting that jesus had connection to buddhist teachings. Notabily numismatic evidence, allegedly  held by a british museum, support this claim, though it not publicly displayed.   The evidence follows two independent lines: The first is historical, and the second is textual. Historical evidence suggested that Jesus was well acquainted with Buddhism. If Jesus did not travel to India, it is plausible that indian influences reached Judea and impacted his teachings. The authentic historical question is not weather he studied Buddhism, but where and to what extent he engaged with it.  Particularly during his so called  "lost years"(approximately age 12 to 29). The similarities between ...

Ellora caves (the hindu, buddhist and jain temples)

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One of the largest ancient rock-cut caves temples in the world, Ellora caves spread over a distance of 1.2miles (2km),the temples were cut from basaltic cliffs and have elaborate facades and interior walls. The ellora complex was designated a   UNESCO world heritage site IN 1938. The Hindu caves are the most dramatic in design, and the Buddhist caves contain the simplest ornamentation. Ellora caves history:   The Ellora caves chiseled into perfection between the 4th and 9th century belongs to the buddhist ,hindu, and jain faiths. Ellora caves built during 600 to 1000 CE. Ellora caves lie in the sahayadri mountains in aurangabad, Maharashtra and is about 103 km from ajanta caves. Ellora caves comprises Hindu,buddhist, and jain temples and about 100 caves. 12 buddhist caves dated from about 200BCE, the 17 Hindu temples dated from about 500 to 900CE, and about 5 the jain temples date from about 800 to 1000. These caves constructed near each other stand for the harmony and soli...

Bhakhtyar khalji destroyes odantpuri university

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odantpuri   In ancient magadh and bengal ,a  range of monasteries or mahavihara were constructed gradually with the objective to preserve and spread the teaching of buddha. Odantapuri was considered as the second oldest university of india ODANTAPURI is also called odantapuri or UDDANTAPURI was a vihara now in bihar,india.presently it is know as a bihar Sharif in nalanda district.# Acharya sri ganga of vikramshila university had been a student here. According to tibetan records there were about 12,000 student at odantapuri.According to tibetan source, great five mahavihara were stood during the pala period these mahavihara were vikramshila, nalanda, sompura,odantapuri and jaggadala.Nalanda , vikramshila and odantapuri  have constructed in present day india while other in Bangladesh. During the reign of king Rampala , another thousand monks, belonged to Mahayana and hinayana tradition lived in this monastery. Establishment:  A number of monastries grew up during the...

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