Here's and introduction to Buddhism from 500BCE do you see some familiar themes?

Question

500 BC
BUDDHA, THE GOSPEL


THE DISCIPLE SPEAKS
REJOICE

REJOICE at the glad tidings! The Buddha our Lord has found the
root of all evil; he has shown us the way of salvation. The Buddha
dispels the illusions of our mind and redeems us from the terror of
death.
The Buddha, our Lord, brings comfort to the weary and
sorrow-laden; he restores peace to those who are broken down under the
burden of life. He gives courage to the weak when they would fain give
up self-reliance and hope. You who suffer from the tribulations of
life, you who have to struggle and endure, you who yearn for a life of
truth, rejoice at the glad tidings! There is balm for the wounded, and
there is bread for the hungry. There is water for the thirsty, and
there is hope for the despairing. There is light for those in
darkness, and there is inexhaustible blessing for the upright.
Heal your wounds, you wounded, and eat your fill, you hungry.
Rest, you weary, and you who are thirsty quench your thirst. Look up
to the light, you who sit in darkness; be full of good cheer, you
who are forlorn.
Trust in truth, You who love the truth, for the kingdom of
righteousness is founded upon earth. The darkness of error is
dispelled by the light of truth. We can see our way and take firm
and certain steps. The Buddha, our Lord, has revealed the truth. The
truth cures our diseases and redeems us from perdition; the truth
strengthens us in life and in death; the truth alone can conquer the
evils of error. Rejoice at the glad tidings!

Because this is just an intro I just realized I had better explain that Buddha was a human entity that left India to travel and convert nearly all of the Far east before Jesus was born.

I just screwed up trying to see who gave the question a star. It wasn't an ego thing.

Answer 1

Too many of us are deceived by advertisements and are misled by misrepresentations, lavish and false claims of salesmen and mere followers. Shouldn’t we better just go directly to the main message or substance – the real meat of it. Then we would be able to understand. And understanding, we can better judge the matter for ourselves – whether it is true or false.

The Middle Way, the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path

Gautama, the Buddha, enjoins man to follow the "Middle Way" of life between the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification through man’s recognition of the Four Noble Truths which are:

1.Human life holds the possibility of suffering.
2.Human suffering is caused by desire or craving for the things that are of the world.
3.When one ceases to crave for a thing, then one ceases to have suffering connected with that thing; suffering ceases with the complete cessation of cravings.
4.Man can free himself of these cravings by following the Noble Eightfold Path.

The Noble Eightfold Path is as follows:

1.Right viewpoint — We should be aware of our real self, the Spirit Self, thereby obtaining an understanding of spiritual realities untrammeled by the illusions in the world.
2.Right aspirations — We should direct our strivings toward our spiritual objectives.
3.Right speech — We should always speak with love and consideration for others as our guide.
4.Right behavior — We should return love for hate and good for evil.
5.Right mode of livelihood — We should engage in an occupation that is beneficial and never harmful.
6.Right efforts — We should act purposefully with due regard to our own individual capacity and personal preferences.
7.Right mindfulness — We should discipline our thoughts and emotions.
8.Right contemplation — We should listen intuitively to correctly determine our true needs.

In so following the Noble Eightfold Path, man shall be able to attain to the state of Nirvana, which is not a state of nothingness, but, rather, that Nirvana which is equivalent to the higher Christian heavens and the spiritual perfection that they signify.

Is this reasonable to you or just garbage?

Answer 2

no longer Theravada, yet for an effective regular creation to Buddhism, both "Introducing Buddhism" through Chris Pauling, or "Principals of Buddhism" through Kulananda. For some other thing beneficial intensive, "the middle of the Buddha's Teachings" through Thich Nhat Hanh.

Answer 3

No matter how good a person is or how much they try to show you that you can choose your own path, there will be people who distort that message.
Steve Irwin died because a sting ray stung him in his heart. Steve Irwin would never harbor ill will toward that stingray, he would blame himself. People in Australia avenged his death by killing a dozen stingrays. That would kill him all over again, he never would have wanted that. Yet there they are, those people who do extreme and often vile things in the name of their hero, who would never condone that behavior.

Answer 4

Now ain't that amazing how Buddha can do all this when he/it is nothing but a statue, it cant talk, it can't do any miracles, it cures no sickness, it can't do any thing, yet some call it a god.

Answer 5

makes sense since Christianity is a synthesis of different myths and oral traditions mixed together to produce a ready to shallow religion for the ppl of the Roman empire.

Answer 6

Read five modern day detective stories; they all have similar plots and characters, investigative methods, laws and rules to follow etc.

Nuff said...

Answer 7

Yes. Real truth is one, though there are many messengers. Very good.

Answer 8

Christianity is based upon the tenets Judaism not the tenets of Buddhism...

Judaism, by far, pre-dates Buddhism...

Answer 9

Yea. All other RELIGIONS including this one offer salvation by works.

GOD offers salvation by grace through his Son Jesus Christ!

Answer 10

They all claim truth.