Buddha and Christ Nativity Stories and Indian Traditions |
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| Author:
| Thundy, |
| Series title: | Numen Book Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-09741-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1992 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $208.00 |
Book Description:
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A study in comparative literature, provides some fascinating parallels between the birth stories of Jesus and of Buddha, discusses the nature of the indebtedness of the gospel traditions to Indian religions, and demonstrates that the gospel writers knew Indian religious tradition in the Gnostic context.
A study in comparative literature, provides some fascinating parallels between the birth stories of Jesus and of Buddha, discusses the nature of the indebtedness of the gospel traditions to Indian religions, and demonstrates that the gospel writers knew Indian religious tradition in the Gnostic context.