Agnimitra
Member
I dont know for sure if "comparitive religion" is where a topic like this belongs...so pardon me if it isn't...
Over the past few months I have been reading rather extensively into the alleged similarities between the two religions and I found that there is substantive force in the growing sentiment among scholarly circles that there has been an influence from Mahayana Buddhhism in the gospel writing.
I have myself compared the Parables of Buddha and Jesus, the major events in their lives, the succession of the same and even the words used in some solemn occasions.
But I am unable, or rather unwilling, to draw any conclusion from the evidences.What I hope for from this forum is for others , if any, who has knowledge of this topic to give me the insights they have imbibed from their own reading. Of course, I will attempt to defend the evidences if possible in the face of arguments against it.
I would like to humbly emphasize that I am not attempting to convince anyone anything or claiming impeccability or irrefutability of this theory . I merely wish to learn the counter evidences so that I myself can form a solid conclusion from my study.
Please bear with me.
Over the past few months I have been reading rather extensively into the alleged similarities between the two religions and I found that there is substantive force in the growing sentiment among scholarly circles that there has been an influence from Mahayana Buddhhism in the gospel writing.
I have myself compared the Parables of Buddha and Jesus, the major events in their lives, the succession of the same and even the words used in some solemn occasions.
But I am unable, or rather unwilling, to draw any conclusion from the evidences.What I hope for from this forum is for others , if any, who has knowledge of this topic to give me the insights they have imbibed from their own reading. Of course, I will attempt to defend the evidences if possible in the face of arguments against it.
I would like to humbly emphasize that I am not attempting to convince anyone anything or claiming impeccability or irrefutability of this theory . I merely wish to learn the counter evidences so that I myself can form a solid conclusion from my study.
Please bear with me.