Jesus similar to Bhudda?

Question

What do you think about this? Jesus taught the same lessons and such as Bhudda did. Only difference: He referred to the Great Unknown as his "Father".

Answer 1

Sound like you are into fratal theory, "The Great Unkown as his Father".

That is what the "Matrix was all about."

Yes Buddah and Gandhi and Socrates were all similar to Jesus with the notable exceptions being that he claimed to be the Son of God and He performed miracles.

You could argue that they were all the same individual trying to reach the many people separated by the Tower of Babel. They no longer could talk to one another but that does not mean that God stopped watching over them.

If there was only one God then He must have many names or many people who don't believe in Him.

But getting back to fractal theory, the thought is that everything is going from order to chaos creating a fractal pattern presumed to be the Great Unknown or God. It starts with two forces God and the Devil and Ends with Jesus and the Damien. Or in the case of the "Matrix" it starts with The Architect and the Oracle and ends with Neo and Smith. And it is supposed to keep repeating itself to show us that God or the Great Unknown still exists.

I hope that helps you out some.

Answer 2

They taught the same ethical message, about compassion, altruism, loving-kindness, humility, and so on.

There are some big differences, though:

1. The Buddha's teachings are a practical toolbox of HOW to practice and attain those ideals, which trainings and practices to do if you want to change your mind in order to diminish your hate and egoistical desire.

2. The Buddha said no-one can do this work for you, only you have the power to change your own mind, and so get release from all sufferings. Jesus, on the contrary, said you have to place your trust outside yourself, and let God save you.

3. The Buddha said there is hope for evereone. We all have the Buddha-nature, i e the ability to reach enlightenment. No eternal hell and condemnation.

4. The Buddha's techings are possible to try out in order to see if they are good or not. On the contrary, Jesus' teachings are to a great extent a revelation from a source that you can never prove or disprove - just a matter of belief.

Answer 3

Father, Great Unknown,....should be a different names of the same God.
I can't imagine more than One God created and control the universe.
Similar system is every where, in huge galaxies as in a single atom.
Jesus was a prophet having a message of the Lord .The same as Noah, Abraham, Mose, Mohammad,,...and many others.
Buddha can be the same.

Answer 4

There are many differences. Buddha taught nothing about salvation in an afterlife, but instead focused on this one. Jesus talked about life after death. Buddha required no belief in God, and in many ways found God irrelevant in day-to-day life. Jesus spoke a lot about God. Buddha made no predictions of revolution, but instead spoke of finding inner peace. Jesus spoke of last days eschatology, almost as a revolutionary. Buddhists teach those who are willing to learn but have no compunction to convert someone. Jesus was pretty clearly after people following his way alone. They both spoke of compassion, but so did many of the spiritual leaders of their time and other times. It's kind of a standard practice in spiritual leadership to speak inspiringly of compassion.

Answer 5

The Bible says one thing set Jesus apart from every other person who has ever lived: He was both fully God and fully man. The Bible says, "For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9).

In other words, Jesus wasn't just a godly person who possessed an extra measure of spirituality. Nor was He simply a great religious teacher who had unusual insight into God's will. Nor was He only someone with special spiritual powers who could do miracles. He was more than these—for He was God in human form. Think of it: Twenty centuries ago, the holy God of the universe stooped down, entered this sinful world, and became a human being!

Why did He do this? One reason is so we could know what God is like. The Bible says, "No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known" (John 1:18, TNIV). And what do we learn about God when we look at Jesus? We see God's love—a love so strong, Christ was willing to go to the cross for us. We also see God's power over evil, for by His resurrection from the dead, Christ conquered sin and death and Hell and Satan.

But Christ also came to offer us the gift of eternal life. Death is not the end, for beyond is the joy of heaven for all who belong to Him. Have you responded to His love by opening your heart and life to Christ? Don't let another day go by without Him, but by faith commit your life to Him today.

Answer 6

Buddha taught many lessons about how far above can a man go up to a level of understanding his existence on earth and be able to meet God within.
Christ came and teach man about how low should a man humble himself into order for God to elevate him in the spriritual realm.
Each have his way for man to choose which road is the right road for him.

Answer 7

No. the lessons were quite different, even though to the uneducated they might seem similar.
The Buddha did not teach worship of the "Great unknown" nor an afterlife of Heaven or hell.

You really need more study on the subject.

Answer 8

I admire the Buddha, he was on the right track in what he said. Mohammad on the other hand got it entirely WRONG, and Confucius only after power and position in this life. But Buddha never walked out of his grave.

Answer 9

He was similar to:
Buddha
Horus
Mithra
Phrygia
Krishna
Dionysus/Bacchus
Attis
Zoroaster/Zarathustra
Tammuz
Heracles
Lao Zi

One of those stories that gets told over and over.

Hey Jim, Jesus has an empty grave because he didn't ever exist. It wasn't documented anywhere but the bible.

Answer 10

I believe that many spirituality and religious concepts contain the Ultimate Truth of Jesus Christ.

I believe that these concept are within each created being, expressed imperfectly at times, but eventually all from Jesus.