This influence can and has been overstated by many historians specially of the 'Greece is the cradle of world civilisation' variety
nice machu
looking from religion point of view.Buddha walked on water,so did Christ.500 yrs separate them.
Maybe both were metaphors.
context is as important.Buddha was a king.While Christ a carpenter,artisan.two different cultures.
and both the religions were ,so to say,in Asia.one spread this way ,the other.in certain iconographic representations,Buddha is shown as part of 'dashavtars'.
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This influence can and has been overstated by many historians specially of the 'Greece is the cradle of world civilisation' variety
nice machu
looking from religion point of view.Buddha walked on water,so did Christ.500 yrs separate them.
Maybe both were metaphors.
context is as important.Buddha was a king.While Christ a carpenter,artisan.two different cultures.
and both the religions were ,so to say,in Asia.one spread this way ,the other.in certain iconographic representations,Buddha is shown as part of 'dashavtars'.