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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 ...

Maitrya buddha: the Future Buddha that is yet to come

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According to Buddhist text and tradition maitreya buddha is believed to be bodhisattva who is to come in the future just like sakyamuni buddha did in the past. He will achieved nirvana and teach the people of earth about Dhrama just like predecessor  bodhisattva did. According to  Buddhist text Maitreya buddha will be the successor of living buddha i.e Gautam buddha. The prophecy of Maitreya buddha coming back to the terrestrial world is accepted by most of the major Buddhist school of Buddhism in different Buddhist countries.  The name maitreya is taken from the Sanskrit world maitri meaning kindness, love, friendliness or goodwill. Thus maitrya has been referred to as the ‘loving one’ or ‘friendly one’.                         According to the tradition of Buddhism Gautam buddha prophesied to his disciplines that after the planet had been steeped in a period of darkness, lord buddha would be descend to earth t...

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