Beyond the Crusades: Christianity's Lies, Laws, and Legacy by Michael Paulkovich & Frank R. Zindler

Author:Michael Paulkovich & Frank R. Zindler [Paulkovich, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: American Atheist Press
Published: 2016-07-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 43

Mother Maya and Baby Siddhartha

A Hindu God beginning c. 500 BCE, Siddhartha Gautama became the “Buddha“—another Son-O-God, an incarnation of his dad, Vishnu.[43-1]

Buddha is born December 25[43-2] of virgin[43-3][43-4] Maya (compare to Mary), through a slit on the right side of Maya’s torso.[96] A star signaled Buddha’s birth,[43-5] accompanied by angels and auriferous wise men, bearing—what else but gifts of gold.[43-6][43-7] Buddha was instantly baptized,[43-8] pronounced king of the world[43-9] and savior of mankind.[43-10]

Herod Parallel. Ministers for King Bimbasara of Magadha supposedly advised him to raise an army with the mission to kill Baby Buddha.[43-11][43-12] In most of these stories of gods paralleling the Jesus myths there is a Herod equivalent. Elizabeth Evans puts the historicity of the Bible tale of Herod in perspective:[43-13]

The pride and glory of the Romans was their carefully developed and rigorously executed system of law, and no Roman governor would have ventured to destroy a generation of the emperor’s subjects at birth without leave and without record. If such a wholesale murder had been accomplished there would have been some mention of the event in profane history, and the silence of three or four evangelists respecting the visit of the Magi and the succeeding massacre by Herod is sufficient proof of the mythical character of the story.

Like Jesus (Lk 2:42), Buddha preached in a temple at age twelve, disappearing until around age thirty becoming wandering sage.[43-14][43-15] Buddha also had about a dozen close acolytes, including a favorite disciple, as well as a “doubter” and a traitor.[43-16]

Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with His heel is a verse from the Battle Hymn of the Republic. What in the world does it mean? Well, it refers to Bible stories about crushing a snake’s head (e.g. Genesis 3:15 and Luke 10:19), actually plagiarized from a Buddha serpent story.[43-17]

Buddha performed miracles, healed the sick, walked on water and fed masses from a small basket.[43-18] Some claim that Buddha was crucified and resurrected himself from his tomb.[43-19] Then his body ascended to Heaven (Nirvana). Like Jesus,[43-20] Buddha did not come to destroy, but to fulfill the old laws.[43-21] However, to the best of my knowledge Buddha did not contradict himself like Jesus did.[43-22] Buddha will return to Earth—in judgment, and to restore order and happiness.[43-23] When Christianity took over the ancient myths, the Catholic Church transfigured many ancients, “Buddha” being assimilated into Christian myth as a “Saint” named Josaphat.[43-24]

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