Christ & Buddha, Enlightened beings.

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  1. Wisdom_Seeker Speaker of my truth Valued Senior Member

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    Christ means the "annointed one", and Buddha means "enlightened one".

    So you can call Jesus a Buddha, from my perspective.

    After all, their basic teachings are almost the same.

    They both started preaching at the age of 30, even the Heb-sed festival of the egyptians was celebrated by most Pharaohs at age 30 on wich they died and were resurected by their wifes, symbolism of Isis resurecting Osiris in the start of times.

    Identical Teachings
    (1)
    "Do to others as you would have them do to you." (Luke 6:31)

    "Consider others as yourself." (Dhammapada 10:1)

    (2)
    "If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also." (Luke 6:29)

    "If anyone should give you a blow with his hand, with a stick, or with a knife, you should abandon any desires and utter no evil words." (Majjhima Nikaya 21:6)

    (3)
    "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. From anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them back." (Luke 6:27-30)

    "Hatreds do not ever cease in this world by hating, but by love: this is an eternal truth. Overcome anger by love, overcome evil by good ... Overcome the miser by giving, overcome the liar by truth." (Dhammapada 1.5 & 17.3)

    (4)
    "Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me." (Matt. 25:45)

    "If you do not tend one another, then who is there to tend to you? Whoever would tend me, he should tend the sick." (Vinaya, Mahavagga 8:26:3)

    (5)
    "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take the sword shall perish by the sword." (Matt. 26:52)

    "Abandoning the taking of life, the ascetic Gautama dwells refraining from taking life, without stick or sword." (Digha Nikaya 1:1:8)

    (6)
    "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friend." (John 15:12-13)

    "Just as a mother would protect her only child at the risk of her own life, even so, cultivate a boundless heart towards all beings. Let your thoughts of boundless love pervade the whole world." (Sutta Nipata 149-150)

    (7)
    "Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17)

    "The body of the Buddha is born of love, patience, gentleness and truth." (Vimalakirtinirdesha Sutra 2)

    (8)
    "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches." (Matt. 13:31-32)

    "Do not underestimate good, thinking it will not affect you. Dripping water can fill a pitcher, drop by drop; one who is wise is filled with good, even if one accumulates it little by little." (Dhammapada 9:7)

    (9)
    "Why do you see the speck in your neighbor's eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, "Friend, let me take the speck out of your eye," when you yourself do not see the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye." (Luke 6:41-42)

    "The faults of others are easier to see than one's own; the faults of others are easily seen, for they are sifted like chaff, but one's own faults are hard to see. This is like the cheat who hides his dice and shows the dice of his opponent, calling attention to the other's shortcomings, continually thinking of accusing him." (Undanavarga 27:1)

    (10)
    "They said to him, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the very act of committing adultery. Now in the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" He said to them, "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." (John 8:4-7)

    "Do not look at the faults of others, or what others have done or not done; observe what you yourself have done and have not done." (Dhammapada 4:7)

    (11)
    "Your eye is the lamp of your body. If your eye is healthy your whole body is full of light; but if it is not healthy, your body is full of darkness. Therefore consider whether the light in you is full of darkness. If then your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, it will be as full of light as when a lamp gives you light with its rays." (Luke 11: 34-36)

    "As a man with eyes who carries a lamp sees all objects, so too with one who has heard the Moral Law. He will become perfectly wise." (Udanavarga 22:4)

    (12)
    "Your father in heaven makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous." (Matt. 5:45)

    "That great cloud rains down on all whether their nature is superior or inferior. The light of the sun and the moon illuminates the whole world, both him who does well and him who does ill, both him who stands high and him who stands low." (Sadharmapundarika Sutra 5)

    (13)
    "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God." (Luke 6:20)

    "Let us live most happily, possessing nothing; let us feed on joy, like the radiant gods." (Dhammapada 15:4)

    (14)
    "If you wish to be perfect, go sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." (Matt.19:21)

    "The avaricious do not go to heaven, the foolish do not extol charity. The wise one, however, rejoicing in charity, becomes thereby happy in the beyond." (Dhammapada 13:11)

    (15)
    "He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. He said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on." (Luke 21:1-4)

    "Giving is the noble expression of the benevolence of the mighty. Even dust, given in childish innocence, is a good gift. No gift that is given in good faith to a worthy recipient can be called small; it effects us so great." (Jatakamala 3:23)

    (16)
    "Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die." (John 11:26)

    "Those who have sufficient faith in me, sufficient love for me, are all headed for heaven or beyond." (Majjhima Nikaya 22:47)

    (17)
    "Those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it." (Mark 8:35)

    "With the relinquishing of all thought and egotism, the enlightened one is liberated through not clinging." (Majjhima Nikaya 72:15)

    (18)
    "Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." (Matt. 8:20)

    "The thoughtful exert themselves; they do not delight in an abode. Like swans who have left their lake they leave their house and home." (Majjhima Nikaya)

    (19)
    "When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time." (Luke 4:13)

    "During the six years that the Bodhisattva practiced austerities, the demon followed behind him step by step, seeking an opportunity to harm him. But he found no opportunity whatsoever and went away discouraged and discontent." (Lalitavistara Sutra 18)

    (20)
    "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." (Matt. 5:8)

    "Anyone who enters into meditation on compassion can see Brahma with his own eyes, talk to him face to face and consult with him." (Digha Nikaya 19:43)

    (21)
    "Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them." (John 20:26)

    "He goes unhindered through a wall." (Anugattara Nikaya 3:60)

    (22)
    "And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, and leads them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them. And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them." (Mark 9:2-3)

    "Ananda, having arranged one set of golden robes on the body of the Lord, observed that against the Lord's body it appeared dulled. And he said, "It is wonderful, Lord, it is marvelous how clear and bright the Lord's skin appears! It looks even brighter than the golden robes in which it is clothed." (Digha Nikaya 16:4:37)
     
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  3. spidergoat pubic diorama Valued Senior Member

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    There's a great book on this subject called The Gospel According to Jesus: A New Translation and Guide to His Essential Teachings for Believers and Unbelievers by Stephen Mitchell. He draws alot of parallels between them.
     
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  5. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    there was only one christ, there has been like 8 million buddhas.


    the last buddha was on the run. he was like "screw you guys, im going home"


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  7. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    He was referring to Siddhartha - the latest first Buddha.
     
  8. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    wasnt he the skinny indian one?

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  9. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    Yes
     
  10. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    this one,

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  11. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    yeah he was in better shape than the other fat chinese ones.

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    he really let himself go after the first carnation huh

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  12. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    Yes - that's him.

    Siddhartha is the person responsible for all the collected teachings in the Pali Canon, which are the holy books of Theravada Buddhism (written at the first Buddhist Council - when Buddhism officially started).
    Siddhartha is the one who discovered the Dhamma for the first time in our history (the lastest first Buddha).
    Buddhism is based on the philosophy he discovered.
     
  13. EmptyForceOfChi Banned Banned

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    cool, i didnt know all of that. thanks

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  14. Wisdom_Seeker Speaker of my truth Valued Senior Member

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    Hahaha, funny man, but that "fat buddha", is actually the way some Oriental folks picture the Buddha, but is not because he was actually fat, but because it represents prosperity for them.
     
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    i know

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    and fertility sometimes. fat buddha and laughing buddha.


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  16. IceAgeCivilizations Banned Banned

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    Americans aren't really that fat, we just bulk up the pictures to make us look more prosperous.
     
  17. spidergoat pubic diorama Valued Senior Member

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    Yeah that fat image is Hotei, not Buddha.
     
  18. VitalOne Banned Banned

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    I think Krishna's teachings are a lot more similar than Jesus's and Buddha's teachings....and that Buddha and Lao Tzu's teachings are a lot more similar than Jesus and Buddha's teachings......although I do believe that both Jesus and Buddha were preaching the same truth....
     
  19. Wisdom_Seeker Speaker of my truth Valued Senior Member

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    Well yeah you have a very good point, but Buddha actually studied Krishna, Vishnu and Brahma.... they are from the same "movement" sort of speak, they all followed the same literature. Jesus knowledge came from elsewere, and even then, the basic teachings are the same.
     
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    Actually Gautama Buddha never studied Krishna or Vishnu, but he did mention Brahma...those scriptures didn't exist in Northern India at the time, where Gautama Buddha was....

    Jesus and Krishna say very similar things, and have similar teachings in that they both teach devotion to God
    Lao Tzu and Buddha say very similar things, and have similar teachings in that they both do not teach devotion to God

    But they all have similar teachings, because they're trying to explain the same essential truth to mankind so that even you and I can understand the truth and achieve absolute bliss...
     
  21. Wisdom_Seeker Speaker of my truth Valued Senior Member

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    Although I wouldn´t dismiss Siddhartha studying Krishna or Vishnu, I can´t say he did either.

    I agree with your perspective on this one my friend.
     
  22. peta9 Registered Senior Member

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    Buddha denied being a deity and was not into miracles as he knew they were false hopes, lies and illusion.

    Jesus Christ on the other hand was woefully opposite as he claimed to be a deity and perform miracles.

    [Deleted], they are as different as night and day.
     
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  23. one_raven God is a Chinese Whisper Valued Senior Member

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    Did he?
    Please quote me chapter and verse, because I have never seen that.
     

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