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Jesus and Buddha: The Parallel Sayings

Jesus and Buddha were separated by five hundred years, three thousand miles, and two drastically different cultures. Yet this trade paper edition of the highly acclaimed hardback juxtaposes passages from the New Testament and ancient Buddhist scriptures to illuminate the striking similarity between their lives, deeds, and teachings.

Subject
philosophyreligion
Themes
religionspiritualitybuddhismchristian
Audience
adult
Length
short · 160 pages

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