Buddhist influences on Christianity
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buddhist-influences-on-christianity-182-5938033
title:
Buddhist influences on Christianity
text:
Buddhism was known in the pre-Christian Greek world through the campaigns of Alexander the Great, and several prominent early Christian fathers, including Clement of Alexandria and St. Jerome, were aware of the Buddha, even mentioning him in their works. However, the majority of modern scholars who have studied both Buddhism and Christianity hold that there is no direct historical evidence of any influence by Buddhism on early Christianity. Scholars generally consider any such influence implausi
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Hypothesized impacts
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_influences_on_Christianity
date created:
2007-07-10T10:29:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T12:02:48Z
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