Christianity is not often compared to a religion outside of abrahamic traditions, such as Buddhism or Hinduism. But when looked into, I have found that there are far more similarities than you might think. Although Christianity and Buddhism have core differences, one thing stands out: Jesus Christ and Krishna have near mirrored past and similar teachings within the religions holy texts. And while this is not a new concept and there are arguments against the idea, the evidence to believe that the idea of Jesus Christ was taken from the buddhist deity Krishna is convincing.
Teachings
The Bhagavad Gita follows the path of Krishna through the many lives he affected and the lessons he taught across the land, much like what the stories in the bible do with Jesus Christ.
Within the teachings of Buddhism and
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"When the yogi like a tortoise withdrawing its limbs, can fully retire its senses from the objects of perception, his wisdom manifests steadiness" (BG 2.58). Christ too delivered a similar directive: "But though, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thy shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." (Matthew 6.6)
Krishna stressed the idea of the grace of God in the Gita: "I am the origin of everything, and everything arises out of Me…". (Chapter 10)
Similarly, Jesus said: "I am the bread of life; he that cometh to me shall never hunger and he that believeth in me shall never thirst (John 6.35)
The similarities of their lessons confirms the idea that they are likely the same person in the stories. Because both of these religions are very old, it is likely their messages were passed on through spoken word, where minor changes occurred and were passed down year after year. This is likely how Krishna became Christ and Christianity formed.
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