Iasaph and the buddha

Pantagruel · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject: Iasaph and the buddha

High THC friends,

I found this story from a korean professor who identified an orthodox christian saint being derived or related to the buddha

http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Barlaam/

I did not read it all but the first part I read and it was very interresting, also for some gnostic christians......so here I want to share it with you

Any news from our skythian buddhists?

Greetings,

Alan Wink

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**Ferre** · Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2005 11:25 pm Post subject:

Hey thanks for that read bro, I found it to be really interesting.
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Brother Jon_Paul · Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:50 am Post subject:

funny thing about catholic saints...a good 70% of them never actually existed. they were mostly archetypal figures or characters from other (mostly pagan) traditions. they were adapted from pagan and other traditions and represent the "heavenly caste," with a God at the top, and smaller, less powerful gods or demi-gods beneath. a careful study of catholic history and saint mythology, compared with mythologies from around the world, will reveal startling and delightful continuities.
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