" I'm still waiting for the references for your story about walking on water. You just ignored my request and tried to change the subject. Is there any actual evidence we can examine or not? "
When would you like to begin ?
To start , if I were to tell you that the Lord Buddha
was the first Messiah/Teacher to ever be depicted in art with a Halo above his head centuries before Jesus , you would doubt that too ?
terakoya.com
Interesting isn't it GM .
Or just another coincidence
for you to ponder and explain away ?
Some of the first depictions of Jesus this way I believe are not to be done until some 800yrs later , near Hagia Sophia in Turkey, where one wonderful early Byzantine tile fresco depicts Jesus as a Sheperd w/halo around
the 6th century ACE.
fordham.edu
fordham.edu
(sorry , this is a much later example , couldn't find that earlier one )
If you want to start examining " evidence " on the many
other similarities on the teachings and parables of Love ,
Compassion , virtuous & righteous living , ethics & spreading the Gospels of Buddha centuries before
Christ , please feel free to start with the
Reign of Ashoka (273 BC - 232 BCE)
itihaas.com
* You'll note under his reign Buddhism spread to Syria, Egypt, Macedonia, Central Asia, Burma.... yes GM , the teachings of Buddha had reached very, very near
to the heart of the Middle East , over 250 yrs
before the story of Jesus was created.
regards ,
Mars
PS : As for Buddha's many, many lovely Sermons,
on Love, Non-Killing , Brotherhood , Virtue etc
that were famous & well known, recorded for 2 centuries
before King Ashoka , when would you like to begin
to examine them ? |
