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To: Grainne who wrote (32329)	3/10/1999 7:50:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

The similarities between Buddhism and Christianity are also shared by other religions, major and minor. It is true that there could have been direct contact. It could also be a case of parallel realization that the common good would be be better served if people were decent to each other instead of being obnoxious. I suspect that most groups, left alone for a certain amount of time, would eventually produce individuals that would come to this conclusion. Parallel manifestations, perhaps, of Jung's collective unconscious? At least with Terrence off in Ghana I can say that without provoking combat. Can you tell that I don't feel like thinking about the things I should be thinking about? I wonder how much thought is provoked by procrastination. In my case, most of it.

To: Grainne who wrote (32329)	3/11/1999 8:19:00 PM
From: Sidney Reilly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Christine, I read up a little and there were established trade routes well before Jesus's birth. The silk trade was very important and at times silk was worth it's weight in gold. I remember pepper was at one time also. I don't think your theory that Jesus studied Buddhism is sound though. Many inspired people have come up with sayings to live by that are strikingly similar to the Buddha and his priests. There is no monopoly on good ideas. How many ways are there to be good? They have all been thought of so any similarity between what Jesus said and what Buddhist priests said is no proof that Jesus studied Buddhism. The existence of the trade routes, gaps in Jesus's life history, and similarities in outlook are not proof. It's widely believed that Jesus never left the region He was born in except maybe when He fled to Egypt with His family to escape Herod. SR social revolutionary