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To: Charliss who wrote (23785)	7/20/1998 9:34:00 PM
From: Craig Richards	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

"I am the way, the truth, and the life?" Here's some more thoughts on the Buddhist approach to Jesus's statement. These are from an article titled "How Shall We Save the World?" in the Summer 98 issue of Turning Wheel. Shakyamuni Buddha uttered on the occasion of his great awakening under the Bodhi Tree: "I and all beings on earth together attain enlightenment at the same time." Commentary by eminent master Pai-chang: "The Buddha appears in the world and saves sentient beings" are words of...the incomplete teaching. Anger and joy, sickness and medicine, are all oneself; there in no one else. Where is there a Buddha appearing in the world? Where are there sentient beings to be saved? Further commentary by the modern teacher Yasutani Hakuun: Fundamentally, such matters as saving sentient beings are the delusions of bodhisattvas. Where are the sentient beings to be saved? From the pits of hell...to the summit of the Buddha realm, there is not even a single deluded sentient being...Sentient beings are originally buddhas. All are nothing but Tathagatas of pure gold. Is there any saving to be done?

To: Charliss who wrote (23785)	7/21/1998 9:03:00 PM
From: Grainne	Respond to of 108807

That was a very interesting post, Charliss, about Jesus and the Buddha. In fact, I read a book recently comparing their quotations. There is really much they said that is the same. There is also a long period in Jesus' life which is unaccounted for, and many scholars believe he went to Tibet during this time. Books have been written about this possibility, in fact. I think the difference between Buddhism and Christianity, for me at least, is that Jesus was at least called the Prince of Peace, but the history of Christianity has been utterly filled with violence. The Buddhists believe in a nonviolent approach to life, and are still trying to teach that to everyone who will listen. So their belief system has a lot more integrity for me. Hope you had a nice trip, wherever you went. I missed you!