Ishwa helper Reged: 03/03/02 Posts: 553

Re: jesus [Re: small] #14272 - 04/03/02 01:35 AM Edit Reply Quote

You're welcome, Jean-Rene. About Jesus and Buddhism There were Buddhists in Alexandria, the Middle-East and Asia Minor and Greece in those days. It is even said that the sect of Essenes were very Buddhistic. Some even think the word is a corruption of Ishiyana or Ishayana (The same yana as in Hina-yana, Vajra-yana and Maha-yana). His peaceful approach looked similar to Buddhistic teachings. And this approach was very strange to western Asia, especially Canaan. Many Hebrew communities were very warlike (in those days). Another feature was his association with ordinary people. ............more later