Buddha and Jesus

and China. Records from Egypt, indicate that travelling monks from India may have influenced philosophical currents of the time.Roman accounts centuries later speak of an embassy sent by the Indian king Pandion, to Caesar Augustus around 13 AD .

Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. (Matthew 13:33 - Luke 13:20–21) This is one of the shortest parables and is one of the few without any explanation.

Traditional Christians are mystified by this parable, but its meaning is clear ttheh followers of Buddha. This parable is a reference to the Tripitaka (Sanskrit for “three baskets). It is thought to be the oldest complete canon of Buddhist scripture. This parable is saying the three measures (The Tripitaka) will remain until the whole world is raised up (leavened).

Even further, it may be that the concept of Jesus being divine may also have been derived from Buddhist teachings.

Hundreds of years before Jesus, it became obvious to the Chinese Buddhists that Buddhism was not practical for the everyday working man who could not spend histime in meditation and scholarly pursuits.

     Nirvana can be both enlightenment and redemption.
    Mahayana is a division of Buddhism which developed the idea that Buddha was an aspect of God, a principle similar to the Logos or Christ of some of the early Christians. Under this concept, Buddha was an aspect of Divinity and he could be worshipped, and those who worshipped Buddha with true devotion, would be taken after death to a place called Paradise.
    Could it have been Buddhist missionaries that introduced this concept that eventually became a doctrine of Christianity?

Buddha and Christ
Five hundred years before Jesus, Siddhartha Gautama, later known as the Buddha, was born in Nepal heir to the throne of the Sakyas. As a young man, he renounced the throne and went in search of spiritual enlightenment. After the path to Nirvana was revealed to him, he went out and taught what he had learned. Thousands accepted his teachings.. After his death Buddhist missionaries travelled the world spreading his word. By the time of Jesus, the teachings of Buddha had already spread through much of India and penetrated into Sri Lanka, Central Asia
and China. Records from Egypt, indicate that travelling monks from India may have influenced philosophical currents of the time.Roman accounts centuries later speak of an embassy sent by the Indian king Pandion, to Caesar Augustus around 13 AD . As further evidence of the Buddhist influence on the Middle East we have this parable: Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. (Matthew 13:33 - Luke 13:20–21) This is one of the shortest parables and is one of the few without any explanation. Traditional Christians are mystified by this parable, but its meaning is clear ttheh followers of Buddha. This parable is a reference to the Tripitaka (Sanskrit for “three baskets). It is thought to be the oldest complete canon of Buddhist scripture. This parable is saying the three measures (The Tripitaka) will remain until the whole world is raised up (leavened). Even further, it may be that the concept of Jesus being divine may also have been derived from Buddhist teachings. Hundreds of years before Jesus, it became obvious to the Chinese Buddhists that Buddhism was not practical for the everyday working man who could not spend histime in meditation and scholarly pursuits. Did that mean that the common man could never attain Nirvana? The Buddhist theologians of the day turned to bhakti yoga, which teaches that self-realization can be attained through devotion. The Buddhists adopted this teachng and made it a principle of Buddhism, that one may reach Nirvana, by devotion to Buddha. Nirvana can be both enlightenment and redemption. Mahayana is a division of Buddhism which developed the idea that Buddha was an aspect of God, a principle similar to the Logos or Christ of some of the early Christians. Under this concept, Buddha was an aspect of Divinity and he could be worshipped, and those who worshipped Buddha with true devotion, would be taken after death to a place called Paradise. Could it have been Buddhist missionaries that introduced this concept that eventually became a doctrine of Christianity?