i wonder if buddha predicted the birth of christ. he was born in 500 b.c. and during his lifetime he said he thought buddhism would last ABOUT 500 years. i really should do some more studying before bringing this up, but what if it's true? that's interesting to me.
There's no such thing as time, space, or identity. Buddha was Jesus. He was just lucky (or willing) to be able to see it.
Buddha did not predict Jesus. In fact, Jesus, though his few words seem to smack of advaita or oneness still was dvaita or a dualistic teacher of something akin to Manichaeism which is a sort of gnostic religion which teaches that the world is evil and that only through self denial can one gain a foothold in heaven. Buddhism is a completely different world outlook which teaches that all things are interrelated and that there is no creator, or at least, no creator worth wasting time propitiating. Buddha said to start with oneself and go from there. Jesus and Buddha are very different.
Em, Chodpa, I think perhaps you are basing your interpretation of Jesus on other people's interpretation. So you know, I practice Buddhist meditation, and I am not Christian and have held many disgusted feelings towards the religion. What I've found though is that much of his words had intended meaning that has never been understood by widely known Christan scholars. It might be worth some research.
Not to argue for mere argument, but to ascribe more to Jesus few teachings than what scholars have done in their lives of research is sort of egotistical. Someone can walk around yelling, "Cat, cat!" And you might think they're calling their pet, but they might be calling their child - Kat. At any rate, who cares? Jesus is RIP. So is Buddha. All that's left of either are some words. Any time we study either we are recreating their stories, myths, philosophy. The fact that you, or I, can debate what Jesus meant has alot more to do with the precious little that he left in the way of a record than it has to do with truth. I used to ascribe much of Shakta Hinduism to what Jesus said because of his teachings of Sophia the Savioress Goddess which he left in the Apochryphia, but that merely means that I have a far left interpretation of what Jesus taught. So what then? I have fonded a new religion upon a new interpretation of Jesus the fiction, not the Jesus that was or might have been. And then because I'm weird I have a parrot named 'Kat.' So when you hear me walking around yelling....
haha I hear you. As an example to illustrate how he might be interpreted in different ways, I hear that at one point he said 'I am the son of God,' and while the scholars may have said, yes, Jesus was the son of god, perhaps Jesus was expecting all other men to point at themselves and say yes, I am the son of God. The point I'm making is from that perspective, 'son of god' could have been touching on the same concept of being god, being 'buddha' or a reproduction, a microcosm of God=universe=whatever; universal force. In which case, Jesus would have been teaching the same thing as Buddha. I've no clue. I'm not arguing for that case^ but I am suggesting that it's possible Jesus taught something different than 'the world is evil and the only way to gain a foothold in heaven is to follow the bible word for word.'
Well, there was no 'Bible' per se at the time of Jesus. If you're interested in Jesus' words - the ones left out of 'The Book,' then I recommend the apocryphia online at www.gnosis.org
That may not be entirely true, although there must be some truth in it because it is the second time I've heard it said. I think the same can be said of the Jain religion, insofar as denial and body suffering. I guess it depends on one's viewpoint, because most religions are life negative. I dare say that even Buddhism is seen as life negative by some. But the reality may be different from the perception. http://www.gnosis.org/gnintro.htm
LOL Rrright. Well. I knew that, but obviously not thoroughly enough. I don't mean to flaunt my ignorance. What I meant to say is that doesn't resonate with my understanding of him. Yikes! Jesus was evil. Jesus was evil.
