"Master," said John, "we saw a man driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us." "Do not stop him," Jesus said, "for whoever is not against you is for you." Luke49-50
"When goodness grows weak, when evil increases, I make myself a body. In every age I come back to deliver the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner; to establish righteousness." Lord Krishna - Bhagavad Gita
The Hindu Religion, and the Buddhist religion are basically one and the Same. They are related in the same way Catholicism is related to Protestantism. Or Christianity to Judaism . Buddha in this Division of Humanity can be equated to Jesus.
Buddha is a Saint of the Roman Catholic Church
No semantics involved here, no speculation-- it is pure and absolute fact that the Catholic Church has attested to. A Favorite story of Christian Writers and teachers in the Early Church relates to Saint Thomas , who unlike many of the other apostles had gone to India to spread the word of Jesus, while most others had gone to the areas of the Roman Empire.
He had been relatively successful in this endeavor and had organized a sizable congregation. The following text is extracted from the Roman Catholic Litany of Saints, nothing has been added, altered or deleted, that is not parenthesized.
"The principal characters of a legend of Christian antiquity, which was a favourite subject of writers in the Middle Ages. The story is substantially as follows: Many inhabitants of India had been converted by the Apostle St. Thomas and were leading Christian lives. In the third or fourth century King Abenner (Avenier) persecuted the Church. The astrologers had foretold that his son Josaphat would one day become a Christian. To prevent this the prince was kept in close confinement. But, in spite of all precautions, Barlaam, a hermit of Senaar , met him and brought him to the true Faith...
.. Abenner tried his best to pervert Josaphat, but, not succeeding, he shared the government with him. Later Abenner himself became a Christian, and, abdicating the throne, became a hermit. Josaphat governed alone for a time, then resigned, went into the desert, found his former teacher Barlaam,{Buddha} and with him spent his remaining years in holiness. Years after their death, the bodies were brought to India and their grave became renowned by miracles. Barlaam and Josaphat found their way into the Roman Martyrology (27 November), and into the Greek calendar (26 August). Vincent of Beauvais, in the thirteenth century, had given the story in his "Speculum Historiale - {1}". It is also found in an abbreviated form in the "Golden Legend" of Jacobus de Voragine- {2} of the same century. The story is a Christianized version of one of the legends of Buddha, as even the name Josaphat would seem to show. This is said to be a corruption of the original Joasaph, which is again corrupted from the middle Persian Budasif " http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02297a.htm
Barlaam, the hermit of Senaar was actually Buddha, the story in being retold numerous times as it traveled through India, the middle East and Europe changed some what, but the sum and substance of the story is that Barlaam brought Josaphat to the True Faith. True Faith-- It's a universal doctrine that most people in the world today, whom are not under the influences of Dark Forces adhere to / or believe in to some degree or another.
The Teachings of Jesus & Buddha
- Jesus: "Do to others as you would have them do to you." Luke 6:31
- Buddha: "Consider others as yourself." Dhammapada 10:1
- Jesus: "Put your sword back into its place; for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword." Matthew 26:52
- Buddha: "Abandoning the taking of life, the ascetic Gautama dwells refraining from taking life, without stick or sword." Digha Nikaya 1:1.8
- Jesus said. “You have heard it said, love your neighbor. But I tell you, love your enemies, be good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who hurt you.” “Love one another as I have loved you.”
- Buddha said, ”See yourself in others, who then can you hurt.” “Hate never overcomes hate. Only love overcomes hate. Cultivate boundless love toward all beings.”
The issue of Karma is an important aspect of both religions The Judeo-Christian Religion never developed a word for it , but the concept is one of it's Pillars . The Hindu-Buddhist religion has labeled the concept as Karma
Jesus Christ describing the Doctrine of Karma
'Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive earthly men their trespasses neither will your Father forget your trespasses. Therefore all things whatsoever you would like that men should do to you, do them; for this is the law and the prophets."
Jesus never said he was the only way.”I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6
In the Greek translation of this scripture, the word erchetai was translated to comes .... erchetai in the Greek language of the time has a present tense meaning, and it's usage does not have a one word English equivalent. This verse applied only to those people Jesus was talking to at that time.
In the Aramaic, the language in use in Israel/Palestine at the time the word -I- also has multiple translations through Greek and English. The word ena-ena is more closely relative to a Plural form , than the singular form of -I-, it's not a meaning translatable to a definition of say Me, Myself and I, --- But is more closely translatable as We, or Us . Had the meaning of Me, Myself and I, been intended the word used would have ena {just one ena --- not two as in ena ena}
The word -me- used in this context could more closely translate to a plural meaning as well, but that is not certain.
Basically a more correct Translation-- in My understanding would read ...........
We are the way, nobody here {Here Now, present as I Speak } shall come to the father except through me. {or possibly ..through us}
In either case he is not Saying that He is the Only way. --" ..whoever is not against you is for you.. "
Similarities in the Lives of Jesus & Buddha
- Both went to their temples at the age of twelve, where they are said to have astonished all with their wisdom. Jesus 30? /Buddha 29
- Both were tempted by the "devil" at the start of their ministry
- Satan said to Buddha ; "Go not forth to adopt a religious life but return to your kingdom, and in seven days you shall become emperor of the world, riding over the four continents." Moncure D. Conway, The Sacred Anthology
- To Jesus he said ; "All these [kingdoms of the world] I will give you, if you fall down and worship me" (Matthew 4:9).
- After healing a man born blind, Buddha said: "The disease of this man originates in his sinful actions in former times."
- As Jesus passed by, he saw a man blind from his birth. And his disciples said to him: `Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?' " (John 9:1--2).
- Both demanded that their disciples renounce all worldly possessions
- "In the year 217 B.C. Buddhist missionaries were imprisoned for preaching; but an angel, genie or spirit came and opened the prison door, and liberated them."
- "They arrested the apostles and put them in the common prison. But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out" {Acts 5:18--19}.
Similarities between Judeo-Christianity and Hindu-Buddhist beliefs and Legends.
The birth of both Jesus of Nazareth and Krishna of Dwarka and their God-designed missions were foretold
Evil forces pursued both Christ and Krishna in vain
Christ is often depicted as a shepherd; Krishna was a cowherd
Both appeared at a critical time when their respective countries were in a torpid state
Both died of wounds caused by sharp weapons — Christ by nails and Krishna by an arrow
The teachings of both are very similar — both emphasize love and peace
As per legend Vishnu incarnates in 10 avatars, of which there have been 9, the last three have been
- 7. Rama
- 8. Khishna -- 3102 BC was the end of this period
- 9. Buddha ---Circa 600 BC
As per legend He will appear again , as Kalki 'the avenger', riding a white horse , destined to destroy the present world .
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As per Hindu/Buddhist scriptures "When the moon, the sun and Brhaspati {Jupiter} are together in the constellation Karkata,{Cancer, the Crab} and all three enter simulatenously into the lunar mansion Pusya--at that exact moment the age of Satya, or Krta, will begin." (translation from BBT Srimad Bhagavatam 1987)
We are presently in THE AGE OF KALI as per Buddhist/Hindu belief. Kali -the black one-is the Hindu mother goddess. She destroys ignorance, maintains the world order, and blesses and frees those who strive for the knowledge of God. Her association with War is largely symbolic of the War for Salvation or The War against Evil, and depictions of her are horrendously frightening at times if you do not bother to understand their symbolic-gnostic meanings.
"Is Kali, my Divine Mother, of
a black complexion?
She appears black because She is viewed from a distance;
but when intimately known She is no longer so.
The sky appears blue at a distance, but look at it close by
and you will find that it has no colour.
The water of the ocean looks blue at a distance,
but when you go near and take it in your hand,
you find that it is colourless." ... Ramakrishna Paramhansa
(1836-86)
We are presently in THE AGE OF MARY as per Many Christians.
There is a mystique surrounding "The Black Madonna" in relationship to Mary, the fact is that Mary was not a Caucasian, there is what is believed to be a fairly accurate painting of her which can be traced directly to Saint Luke the purported Author of the Gospel of Luke, that Mary herself sat for {see Black Madonna ,} at one point in time it was altered , possibly Europeanizing some of the features - but that can not be proved. There is also a cult of The Black Madonna which arose out of France, and is not directly related to Mary, and is not relevant to the current topic.
Birth of Buddha
An Immaculate conception
The legend of Buddha's birth states that the mother of the Buddha was a queen named Maya , who with her lawful husband had tried for years to have a child but was infertile. One night, she dreamed that a white elephant holding a white lotus flower in its trunk, circled around her three times, striking her on her right side. The elephant then vanished . Her husband asked the seers to interpret it, and they told him that the gods had chosen Maha-maya to be the mother of a great being. After that it was found that she had conceived, and later gave birth to Siddhartha Gotama, who would later be called "the Buddha", or "enlightened one". So although Buddha was depicted as an Immaculate conception, it differed in that his mother was not a virgin. Buddha was not born of a Virgin. And there is no proof that he himself ever claimed he was.
Upon their births, both were supposedly presented with gifts:
Matthew 2 ;11 "And when they had come
into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down
and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented
unto Him gifts: gold and frankincense and myrrh." { In actuality the
Magi may have found the child Jesus, when he was already up to two years old
}
Buddha received gold, frankincense, and myrrh. {John Russell
Amberley An Analysis of Religious Belief
Jesus rose from the Dead At Buddha's Tomb is his Body
Christ's Tomb remains Empty
- Marshall J. Gauvin, In "Fundamentals of freethought
- "If Christ was only a man, his death could be conceived to be only a human death, and therefore could not be an atonement for the sins of the world." and in a subsequent paragraph writes "Nothing could be more flagrantly absurd than the idea that a God was put to death by piercing the hands and feet of a Jewish peasant!"
- In actuality, nothing could be more absurd than the idea that a God was put to Death at the hands of Man - Period ! Acts 22-24 " Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23This man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[4] put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him "
The Resurrection
- As per legend Buddha/Krishna will appear again , as Kalki the avenger , riding a white horse , destined to destroy the present world and restore the Kingdom of God.
- As per legend Jesus/God will appear again at the same awaited time to restore the Kingdom of God, In Christian Lore , as evidenced in Revelations, as a horseman on a white horse.
In the Hindu religion Krishna is the Eighth Avatar or reincarnation of
Vishnu
Christ comes from the Greek word Christos, and Christos is the Greek
version of the word Krishna. In the same sense Brahma and Abraham may be
one and the same. There are many similarities between the Hindu-Buddhist
religions and the Judeo-Christian religions that one might argue they
are the same religion culturally adjusted.
Many of the similarities cited are the subject of great confusion among scholars . One point of debate is the claim that Krishna was crucified. Krishna was never crucified as per the Hindu scriptures I've been privy to, not in the Lord Krishna avatar at least. Steven Van Eck in Krishna unconsciousness states -"Skeptics sometimes cite Kersey Graves in Sixteen Crucified Saviors or Godfrey Higgins' Anacalypsis (which Graves drew from) in asserting that Krishna was a crucified deity. No such event occurred in the Gita or in any recognized Hindu scripture. Given the pronounced syncretic tendency of Hinduism, it is safe to assume that any odd tales of Krishna's being crucified arose only after the existence of Christian proselytism, in imitation of the Christian narrative.
See Was the Crucifixion of Jesus "Copycatted" from Krishna?
It is neither authentic to Hinduism nor is Hinduism the source of that portion of the Christian narrative. The same may be said for most of the purported nativity stories. In my opinion, both Higgins and Graves are highly unreliable sources and should be ignored. "
It has been said that Krishna was a Virgin birth, but this is not true
according to the legend, His birth corresponds more closely to the birth
of Moses. However, there are some unusual analogies between Christianity
and Hinduism. I have also heard stories of Krishna being crucified in a
fashion similar to Christ, this also appears to be untrue as he was
murdered , according to the Bhagavad-Gita , by a criminal who he had
exposed .
The Vishnu Purana
Wittoba or Vithoba - An earlier incarnation of Vishnu/Krishna . He has a temple dedicated to him at Punderpoor. Otherwise, very Little about this incarnation is known, as Christian Missionaries and Zealots who arrived with the Western Invasions, primarily of the British may have destroyed much of the documentation surrounding Wittoba.
Wittoba was crucified without the Cross, but in the style of the cross as evidenced by this early rendition of him from India .
In icons of Wittoba, there are marks of holes in both feet. The ornament or emblem of a heart, which we generally see in Roman pictures of Christ, on his head he has an Yoni-Linga . Which at a glance resembles the Crown of thorns.
Yoni-Linga : In Sanskrit Yoni means womb, origin, well or in fact mostly female genital organ. The term derives from a cultural and religious background in which the women long ago already were considered as the embodiment of the divine female energy The male counterpart is the phallic lingam. An image of the yoni and lingam together is named yonilinga , and is symbolic of renewal, birth and rebirth , and by default we could say resurrection.
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