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Christmas was just yesterday. And during this festival, traditionally meant to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, it is common for Buddhists to wish other Buddhists and the public "Merry Christmas". Many Buddhists do join in the merry making during this time.
I'll like to weigh in on my thoughts on one line of thinking among some people involving Jesus Christ. There are even videos on this online. You can search for it. Well, this issue is about whether Jesus went to India/Tibet or not before he began his active missionary and teachings. There were supposedly missing years of his life, i.e. the younger days where there are no records in the Bible of his life. So, there are those who does some research into this issue. While I don't think there are any hard evidence of him proving that he did venture to India during that period of time, there are also no evidence that that he did not go. However, I will give you my two cents on what I think.
Well, I do not think he went to India during that period at all, not learned about the Buddha's teachings. Perhaps he did learn some other religions that may exist at that time, but I doubt he came across the Buddha dharma as we know it today. You see, I based my opinion on the absence of key Buddhist teachings in Jesus' teachings. IF HAD indeed gone to India and learned the Buddha dharma from the Buddhist Sangha at that time, be it whatever Buddhist traditions, he would have incorporated at least these key teachings into his teachings. BUT no.... there was nothing on impermanence, nothing on specific and generic suffering, and certainly nothing on non-self. These CORE Buddhist teachings of ALL BUDDHIST TRADITIONS are conspicuously missing from the pages of the Holy Bible. Even if he had not embraced the Buddha dharma, but merely influenced by it, these key teachings would have been at the very least mentioned by Jesus Christ.
Hence, my conclusion, although I definitely cannot rule it out with 100% certainly, on the question of whether did Jesus Christ travel to India, learned some Buddhadharma and returned to his homeland, I would say, "No, I'm sorry but I do not think so.". But, if you can prove me wrong, I will be happy to listen to your arguments and/or evidences. Okay, that's all for this post. Wishing all readers a "Happy Ending to Year 2022. May we strive to gain the end of suffering". There is also the question of whether Jesus survive his crucifixion and then escaped to India thereafter. Hahaha, my short response is, "I don't think so". But we can explore this in another post.
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You may want to explore this post - https://buddha-and-me.blogspot.com/2013/07/dont-react-negatively-to-others-who.html
