I'm not sure where you're heading on this but my general reaction is that there are some interesting parallels between Christianity and Buddhism considering their context in varying cultures, etc.
See if you agree...
There are some close parallels between Buddhism and Christianity and they've been around a very long time!
Consider the legend of Barlaam and Josaphat:
The story of the two Indian saints was ultimately derived, through a variety of intermediate versions (
Arabic and
Georgian), from the life story of the Buddha.
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Wilfred Cantwell Smith (1981) traced the story from a 2nd to 4th century
Sanskrit Mahayana Buddhist text, to a
Manichaean version, which then found its way into Muslim culture as the
Arabic Kitab Bilawhar wa-Yudasaf (Book of Bilawhar and Yudasaf), which was current in
Baghdad in the 8th century.
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Also the following:
Buddha-Christ.info: Jesus and Buddha: Numerous Similarities
Now consider the following... The Buddha's mission began in India where there were already numerous Hindu sects with varying concepts of God and gods. What was the reaction of Buddha to all of the theophanies of His time? His approach has been identified as "negative theology".. An approach based largely on the Upanishadic "Not this... not this" and is summarized nicely at
Apophatic theology - Wikipedia
The Buddha also you may recall opposed sacrifice of animals in Vedic rites to perpetuate the Atman.. The Brahmin priests had a monopoly on that rite.
Jesus drove the money changers and the dove sellers out of the Temple precincts I believe for a similar reason...Read
John 2:15
"So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables."
“Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”