Was Jesus a Buddhist?

from  www.thezensite.com 


http://www.thezensite.com/non_Zen/Was_Jesus_Buddhist.html


A good page filled with interesting ideas. Below is just a small excerpt from the page.


Historical accounts aside, many textual analyses indicate striking similarities between what was said by Jesus and by Buddha and between the prophetic legend of Jesus and ancient Buddhist texts. The conclusion is that, although not identifying himself as a Buddhist for good reasons, Jesus spoke like a Buddhist. The similarities are so striking that, even if no historical evidence existed, we can suspect that Jesus studied Buddhist teachings and that the prophecy and legend of Jesus was derived from Buddhist stories. 


(And please understand that this was not posted to offend any of my Christian friends. I only intend to show that there are many similarities between Buddha and Jesus.)