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  1. Buddhist No historically credible texts

    If the Buddha existed and books were written about his life and teachings by people who would have a definite knowledge of these, how can we demonstrate any historical link between these writings and the life of the Buddha? How come there are so many contradictions between the different...

  2. How many have ever found nirvana? Is reincarnation something empiric?

    To answer quickly: Not many at all. So, as a former Buddhist, a convert to Christianity, I'd like to know what the reason for spending a life according to the teachings of Buddha, when it's virtually impossible to reach ultimate enlightenment? I'd also like to question how Buddhism could be...

  3. Christening the Buddha: The strange tale of Barlaam and Yosaphat

    For centuries Western and Eastern Christians revered the two saints Barlaam and Yosaphat. They had feast days in both eastern and western Christianity, were entered in the Roman martyrology, had Christian tracts written about them, Churches named after them. Yet they are false. In fact this was...
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