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What do Buddhists think about Jesus Christ?

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Who do you say I am?" Jesus asked his Jewish disciples. Peter responded with a Jewish answer: "You are the Messiah" (Matt. 16:15-16). Christians over the centuries have continued to ask Jesus' question. read more

Some Buddhists no doubt think of Jesus of Nazareth as a special person, a great teacher or whatever. Personally, I think that if he even existed at all (Which is by no means certain; see Christ myth theory), he was nothing like the Christ portrayed by Christianity. read more

As a whole, Buddhism has little directly to say about Jesus Christ. It does acknowledge what most men do: that He was a great person. For the most part, however, His Gospel teachings are largely ignored and a more convenient Jesus is accepted: one who, along with the Buddha, smiles serenely. read more

" THE GOOD-HEARTED JESUS. Arguably, the most famous Buddhist in the world is the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists. read more

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