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Centrix Vigilis
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Topic: Was Jesus a Buddhist? Posted: 10-Oct-2012 at 16:53 |
"Jesus was buddhist....this I know. Because on AE they tell me so. Little ones to him still belong; because they need to be weak and not strong." Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus Loves me! I was wrong all these years; But now with Jesus as a buddhist all is clear. You to can change and sing this new song; Cause with Jesus as a buddhist none are wrong. Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus Loves me! Ole Saint Pete and Saint Paul didn't know what they was talking about; Oh no not at all. Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus Loves me! Mother Mary was just a freak she never done none of that stuff; of what they speak. Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus Loves me! I sure was wrong all these years; But now with Jesus as a buddhist all is clear. You to can change and sing this new song; Cause with Jesus as a buddhist none are wrong. Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus Loves me! Jesus was buddhist....this I know. Because on AE they tell me so. Little ones to him still belong; because they need to be weak and not strong. Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus Loves me!'' sung to the traditional ''Jesus Loves Me" music.
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lirelou
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Posted: 10-Oct-2012 at 21:47 |
All right CV, I'll sign up for your congregation, that is, if you don't mind a real practicing Buddhist. The very idea of Jesus being a Buddhist is an oxymoron. Now, there is such a thing as a Zen Christian, and even a few Christians who are Zen practitioners. But had the historical Jesus even adopted Buddhist meditation practices, for which there is no evidence, he would still have been a practicing Jew whose followers founded what became Christianity,
ps. My onw personal Koan for Christians is this: Were you suddenly to discover irrefutable evidence that the historical Jesus was a mere man, would you still be a Christian? (in the sense of following the teachings of Christianity)
It appears to me that if they answer yes, they would be true Christians, as opposed to the kind of people who get into religion simply as an insurance policy against possible damnation.
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Centrix Vigilis
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Posted: 10-Oct-2012 at 23:37 |
Originally posted by lirelou
All right CV, I'll sign up for your congregation, that is, if you don't mind a real practicing Buddhist. The very idea of Jesus being a Buddhist is an oxymoron. Now, there is such a thing as a Zen Christian, and even a few Christians who are Zen practitioners. But had the historical Jesus even adopted Buddhist meditation practices, for which there is no evidence, he would still have been a practicing Jew whose followers founded what became Christianity, We support all comers..... Amen.
ps. My own personal Koan for Christians is this: Were you suddenly to discover irrefutable evidence that the historical Jesus was a mere man, would you still be a Christian? (in the sense of following the teachings of Christianity)
It appears to me that if they answer yes, they would be true Christians, as opposed to the kind of people who get into religion simply as an insurance policy against possible damnation. Amen again. For he was a real...'mere' man... as well as what's also been claimed. What evidence available; contentious or other, accepted or rejected, bears this out. And as a consequence I find no fault with the appellation 'mere' man. For indeed he himself testified to it...and demonstrated it. Scripture abounds to it's veracity. But my revision of 'Jesus loves me' is ntl catchy and certainly fitting reference the revisionism that has permeated this thread. |
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Nick1986
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Posted: 12-Oct-2012 at 07:55 |
Originally posted by lirelou
All right CV, I'll sign up for your congregation, that is, if you don't mind a real practicing Buddhist. The very idea of Jesus being a Buddhist is an oxymoron. Now, there is such a thing as a Zen Christian, and even a few Christians who are Zen practitioners. But had the historical Jesus even adopted Buddhist meditation practices, for which there is no evidence, he would still have been a practicing Jew whose followers founded what became Christianity,
ps. My onw personal Koan for Christians is this: Were you suddenly to discover irrefutable evidence that the historical Jesus was a mere man, would you still be a Christian? (in the sense of following the teachings of Christianity)
It appears to me that if they answer yes, they would be true Christians, as opposed to the kind of people who get into religion simply as an insurance policy against possible damnation. |
Gandhi seemed to approve of Jesus' teachings. He once famously said "I like Christ, but not Christians, because Christians are so unlike Christ"
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Centrix Vigilis
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Posted: 12-Oct-2012 at 12:19 |
Yup well the ole G man had his share of bigotry and other alleged probs...so his views on Christianity vice christians might be considered suspect. And no Jesus was not a Hindu.
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Mountain Man
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Posted: 12-Oct-2012 at 18:02 |
Originally posted by Nick1986
During the 19th century a Russian journalist visited a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh and read a manuscript describing the life of a monk who lived centuries ago called Issa. As a young man, it is believed Jesus encountered Therevada monks in Judea and went back east with them, studying in India until he reached the age of 30. After either faking his death at the crucifixion or having someone else die in his place, he apparently went to Kashmir with his mother, married and had children. He called himself Yuz Asaf and died aged 125. His tomb in Srinigar has become a tourist attraction and is currently housed in a purpose-built building |
No. The simple answer is that Christianity under Emperor Constantine was a mish-mash of many previous religions including paganism, in order to allow Constantine to placate and pacify as many of his subjects as possible under his new church. This leads to lots of references that appear to be similar individuals and occurrences throughout written history, such as The Biblical Flood of Noah, which was directly plagiarized from the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh. Don't forget, too, that new gods and new religions have to meet pre-existing standards, so they must be gods or sons of gods, born of virgins, capable of performing miracles, healing the sick and raising the dead, and capable of resurrection. They also have to be somehow responsible for The Creation of Everything. Otherwise they aren't in the running.
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Posted: 14-Oct-2012 at 08:22 |
Originally posted by Mountain Man
Originally posted by Nick1986
During the 19th century a Russian journalist visited a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh and read a manuscript describing the life of a monk who lived centuries ago called Issa. As a young man, it is believed Jesus encountered Therevada monks in Judea and went back east with them, studying in India until he reached the age of 30. After either faking his death at the crucifixion or having someone else die in his place, he apparently went to Kashmir with his mother, married and had children. He called himself Yuz Asaf and died aged 125. His tomb in Srinigar has become a tourist attraction and is currently housed in a purpose-built building |
No. The simple answer is that Christianity under Emperor Constantine was a mish-mash of many previous religions including paganism, in order to allow Constantine to placate and pacify as many of his subjects as possible under his new church.
This leads to lots of references that appear to be similar individuals and occurrences throughout written history, such as The Biblical Flood of Noah, which was directly plagiarized from the Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh.
Don't forget, too, that new gods and new religions have to meet pre-existing standards, so they must be gods or sons of gods, born of virgins, capable of performing miracles, healing the sick and raising the dead, and capable of resurrection. They also have to be somehow responsible for The Creation of Everything. Otherwise they aren't in the running.
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Some things are relevant for both Jesus and Buddha. Jesus was born to the Virgin Mary, Buddha's mother was impregnated by a white elephant. Jesus died on the cross, Buddha nearly starved to death under a tree. Both defeated mighty demons. On the other hand Buddha never claimed to have created the world and rarely mentioned the gods
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Posted: 13-Nov-2012 at 06:05 |
I feel that Jesus would have certainly agree that Buddhism was from God. he himself was a man of peace and wanted to get away from some harsh doctrines/dogma of the Old Testament and Judeo aspects
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Posted: 19-May-2014 at 00:44 |
Krishna is a shepherd not Buddha!He was a stereotype used for Jesus in peaceful form.
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