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Did Gautama Buddha predate or antedate Jesus Christ?

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The Thai calendar uses Buddhist era (BE) and while most of the world refers to this year as 2017, in Thailand it's 2560. The Buddhist era started with the parinibbana (death) of Gautama Buddha. Based on this we can tell that Gautama Buddha died ab... read more

Buddha (Siddhārtha Gautama) insisted he was human and that there is no almighty, benevolent God. He preached that desire was the root cause of suffering and that people should seek to eliminate desire. He was born in present-day Nepal roughly 500 years before Jesus Christ (Jesus of Nazareth). Christ was born in Bethlehem in present-day Palestine. read more

Buddha Christ; Gautama was born as a Hindu as it was the dominant culture of Indian subcontinent at that time. Jesus was born a Jew, as descendant of King David. read more

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