[PDF.27kt] In Search of the Christian Buddha: How an Asian Sage Became a Medieval Saint

In Search of the Christian Buddha: How an Asian Sage Became a Medieval Saint

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 | #472996 in Books |  2014-04-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.60 x1.00 x5.90l,.95 | File type: PDF | 272 pages

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||1 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Four Stars|By Architecto|verbose, but informative|7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| In-depth review: tangled transmissions, east to west and back again|By John L Murphy|Canonized unwittingly as St. Josaphat, a corruption of "bodhisattva," the Buddha, condemned as an idol worshipped by his duped followers, had h|From Booklist|While at a conference in Vienna, University of Michigan professors Lopez and McCracken were forced to lengthen their stay due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland that closed airports all over Europe. T

The fascinating account of how the story of the Buddha was transformed into the legend of a Christian saint.

The story of Saint Josaphat, a prince who gave up his wealth and kingdom to follow Jesus, was one of the most popular Christian tales of the Middle Ages, translated into a dozen languages, and cited by Shakespeare in The Merchant of Venice. Yet Josaphat is only remembered today because of the similarities of his life to that of the Buddha. ...

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