Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Welcome to the club... You know we should have a Heretic forum, but we might all get along too well.
😆 🙁 🙁 🙁 ......I really am considered a heretic......Some of my family thinks I'm nuts.......and so do most of my friends...when I tell them these things.....
But OK....I'll join the club....You bring some entertainment and I'll bring the munchies......ANYONE else want to come?????
I hear they're serving devils food cake....jump
and 🍺
Originally posted by debbiejo
I always wondered if there was a connection...especially when you only read what Jesus words were alone.....I like this site....just emailed it to all my Christian friends.....now, they'll think I'm ............... 😱A Heretic again.... 🙁
I'm glad you like this site. So far it's the most interesting website I found about the unknown possiblities of Jesus's missing years between the ages of 12 to 30.
Just in case you didn't read the FAQ, here it is:
http://www.tombofjesus.com/news/FAQ/
I never knew the silk route to India "would have been a very easy simple procedure that was done regularly."
I thought it would have been difficult and dangerous since it was too far away.
Originally posted by CosmicSurfer
I'm glad you like this site. So far it's the most interesting website I found about the unknown possiblities of Jesus's missing years between the ages of 12 to 30.Just in case you didn't read the FAQ, here it is:
http://www.tombofjesus.com/news/FAQ/
I never knew the silk route to India "would have been a very easy simple procedure that was done regularly."
I thought it would have been difficult and dangerous since it was too far away.
Hi CosmicSurfer
I will read the information from that site latter tonight and then we can talk about it. I'm a little short on time right now. Thanks...
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
Long before I ever heard about this, I studied the bible. One day I decided to read just the words of Jesus (my bible had red text for what Jesus said). I was having problems with aspects of Church doctrine, having to do with women. I read just the red text, over and over again skipping everything else. I was amazed at what I read; you should try it. What Jesus was saying did not match what the apostles said, and did not sound like Church doctrine. I got tired of hypocrites who quoted scripture out of one side of the mouth and evil out the other. So, I left and turned my back on Christianity. Then I heard that Jesus had gone to Tibet and learned all the sacred writings in record time, he even did miracles there. Now that I know Buddhism, I understand what Jesus was saying.
You know most critics that admonish the Buddhism and Christ connection brings up the point that Buddhism has no belief in a Supreme Being.
But according to this: http://www.tombofjesus.com/core/majorplayers/buddhism/buddhism-p1.htm
Buddha did acknowledge a Supreme Being. The proof is King Asoka's edicts/stupas( which interestingly enough are written in Aramaic and Greek by the King himself)
It reads:
“Much longing after the things (of this life) is a disobedience, I again declare; not less so is the laborious ambition of dominion by a prince who would be a proprietor of heaven. Confess and believe in God (Is’ana) who is the worthy object of obedience. For equal to this (belief), I declare unto you, ye shall not find such a means of propitiating heaven. Oh strive ye to obtain this inestimable treasure.”
I guess Christainity is not the only religion without major flaws. 😉
Originally posted by CosmicSurfer
You know most critics that admonish the Buddhism and Christ connection brings up the point that Buddhism has no belief in a Supreme Being.But according to this: http://www.tombofjesus.com/core/majorplayers/buddhism/buddhism-p1.htm
Buddha did acknowledge a Supreme Being. The proof is King Asoka's edicts/stupas( which interestingly enough are written in Aramaic and Greek by the King himself)
It reads:
“Much longing after the things (of this life) is a disobedience, I again declare; not less so is the laborious ambition of dominion by a prince who would be a proprietor of heaven. Confess and believe in God (Is’ana) who is the worthy object of obedience. For equal to this (belief), I declare unto you, ye shall not find such a means of propitiating heaven. Oh strive ye to obtain this inestimable treasure.”
I guess Christainity is not the only religion without major flaws. 😉
Asoka was a convert to Buddhism. References to the existence of a supreme being in his stupas are attributed to his belief in Hinduism, in which there are many gods.
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
Asoka was a convert to Buddhism. References to the existence of a supreme being in his stupas are attributed to his belief in Hinduism, in which there are many gods.
The Supreme being in Hinduism is Brahman. Brahman has three incarnations-- Brahma(the creater), Vishnu(the preserver), Shiva(the destroyer). Sounds familiar???
Originally posted by CosmicSurfer
The point I'm making was that Asoka's God was named Is' ana. And he's buddhist. The Hindu supreme God is Brahman. So maybe Buddhism did have a belief in a Supreme being.
My point is that Asoka developed the concept of Is'ana to reconcile the Hindu belief in a god or gods with Buddhist philosophy. The Indian Upanishads developed the concept of Brahman, equating the existence of a supreme being to an abstract principle of goodness, for similar reasons. Neither concept however, was taught by the Buddha.
Originally posted by CosmicSurfer
debbiejo, judging by your avatar, are you Indian? If yes, what part of India are you from?
No, I'm not from India, though I have some Cherokee and Italian in me...It's in my bio....I just love that picture.....I've posted the whole pic before.........she just looks like she's dreamin.....and I'm a dreamer....thought it was perfect for me....She looks so peacful...when I'm on my other pc....I'll post the whole pic again....it's not on this one..
I live in the US....
Originally posted by Adam_PoE
My point is that Asoka developed the concept of Is'ana to reconcile the Hindu belief in a god or gods with Buddhist philosophy. The Indian Upanishads developed the concept of Brahman, equating the existence of a supreme being to an abstract principle of goodness, for similar reasons. Neither concept however, was taught by the Buddha.
That's a good theory. I can buy that.
Originally posted by CosmicSurfer
The point I'm making was that Asoka's God was named Is' ana. And he's buddhist. The Hindu supreme God is Brahman. So maybe Buddhism did have a belief in a Supreme being.
No,Buddha stricly taught that their are many Gods,but none are supreame.Did it come from Tibetan Buddhism,because they are crazy like that.