Buddha was born a spiritual birth from his mothers hip
Jesus was born a spiritual birth from a virgin
Buddha talked with the gurus of his time before enlightenment
Jesus talked with the gurus of his time before enlightenment (john the baptist)
Buddha was tempted 3 times
Jesus was tempted 3 times
After defeating temptation, they both achieved enlightenment.
Jesus had a dove come down and god sayed "this is my beloved son."
Buddha had queen maya of the universe come down and say "This is my beloved son."
Jesus formed a group of disciples and traveled and taught
Buddha formed a group of disciples and traveled and taught
Ananda, buddha's disciple didn't "get" the message and buddha tasked him with starting the teaching of buddhism
Peter, jesus' disciple didn't "get" it (i.e. put down your sword!) and jesus tasked him with starting the church of christianity
And the parallels continue.
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