Quote Originally Posted by orange floyd
Clear me up on this: I hear many people talk about the high states of consciousnesss etc. reached by Guatama and Jesus. The former i can completely understand, but what about Jesus (from a non-Christian perspective) would put him on the same level as the Buddha? Buddha pretty much took Hinduism and made it exportable for anyone to be able to in time reach enlightenment, or get close, and has a system that has held up throughout the centuries and doesnt focus on "morals" and other ever-changing things: he was able to look through them. I realize I'm getting a little side tracked and going on more about arguing pro-Buddhism, but just enlighten me what qualifies Jesus at being at a higher state of consciousness (or however you would describe it).
I honestly don't know. :stoned: I didn't know Jesus personally. But from descriptions of him that I've heard and read, it seems to me that he might have been a Buddha himself (a being who has transcended greed, hate, ignorance and suffering... or achieved nirvana). Just speculation, really.. I'm not a theologist either.
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