(Brian Oblivion) From Minute 38 on comes the interesting part. This British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC 4) documentary examines the question "Did Jesus Die?"
It looks at various ideas around this question until Minute 25, where this examination of ideas takes a very logical and grounded turn with surprising conclusions that demonstrate:
The "Three Wise Men" were Tibetan Buddhist monks who (were in search of a tulku) found Jesus and came back for him about the time of puberty.
After being trained in a Buddhist monastery [Hemis Gompa, Ladakh] he spread the Buddhist philosophy, survived Jewish persecution in Palestine and crucifixion in the Roman Empire (Israel), and escaped to Kashmir, Afghanistan.
This part of Kashmir is near the birthplace of the Buddha, known as ancient Gandhara in Central Asia, with its capital now in Pakistan (after the 1947 Partition of India).
There he died an old man at the age of 80 [and his corpse was entombed in the Jewish-style with its distinct orientation with Buddhist-style footprints marking his burial site.
That grave is now covered by an Islamic grave it of another person, making excavation difficult without stirring up a great deal of trouble.
See the scholarship of Holger Kersten and Nicolas Notovitch for the details and written evidence.
BBC 4 documentary via Brian Oblivion (YouTube, 12/19/11); Pfc. Sandoval, Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
Ancient Aliens: Unbelievable Extraterrestrial Encounters in Antarctica
(HISTORY) March 28, 2024: Discover Antarctica's secret past in this compilation from #Ancient Aliens.
Watch favorite episodes of Ancient Aliens on The HISTORY Channel website at history.com/schedule.
UFO coverup at McMurdo Station
Pyramids all over the world, including Los Angeles
We cam confirm multiple pyramids in LA County that are buried and being exposed by weathering. The most obvious are visible from the city of Eagle Rock, along the 134 Freeway, heading west before the 2 Fwy turnoff. Stand at the highest point on Figueroa St. looking northwest to see them.
Coverup: dig into land, say that made the shape
There is a more obvious structure at Pyramid Lake. When asking about these structures coming out of the foothills, all one is told is that they are "natural formations." But nature does not have straight lines or edges that hold up when all around them the crumbling limestone gives way. We previously reported on a California pyramid exposed by a landslide or earthquake but did not find corroborating evidence for it. Unless one goes up to these public lands and secures a core sample, it will be a witness's word against people duped into believing we are new to the land and the most technologically advanced people to have ever lived. The earth is super ancient, and it has been inhabited for hundreds of millions of years, and we are generally devolving not evolving from a time of more advancement, and many things and places on the planet are not our doing because many other beings live here as well.
In 1934, Disney made movie called The Goddess of Spring with bunnies, shroom gnomes
Pagan Origins of Easter: Forbidden Truth
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Jewish superiority? (Rabbi Chaim Rich man)
(Our World History Channel) March 24, 2024: Easter transcends its religious origins to embody themes of rebirth, fertility, spring, renewal, and the cyclical nature of life on this plane.
God made me and sent me to kill. Mwah ha ha!
Easter draws from the Hebrew (Jewish) term Pesach, meaning "Passover" [as in, "Pass over this house, God, and send your Angel of Death elsewhere, so that your killer does not kill the blood-sealed Jews inside"] commemorating the freeing of the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery.
This ancient festival, which is much older than Judaism, marked by the horrific Jewish slaughter ("sacrifice") of an innocent lamb and the black magic practice of smearing its blood on doorposts for protection and as a covenant to their tribal god, laying the groundwork for what would become a pivotal moment in later Christian observance.
[Who was God's only begotten "Angel of Death"? Azrael, Mot (the god), Marduk; the Buddhist "angel" (deva) personifying Death, the ogre (yakkha chief), the Tempter, the Cupid/Eros/Kama-deva figure called Mara?]
Roman psyops (Joseph Atwill)
The transformation of these blood rituals in 325 A.D., under Roman Emperor Constantine at the Council of Nicaea, merged Judaic and Christian traditions in alignment with imperial Roman practices, adapting "Easter" into a pagan-friendly celebration of Caesar's Messiah, Jewish Jesus Christ, his [attempted] murder, magical resurrection, a cornerstone of faith that symbolizes triumph over his imperial death sentence and the carrot promising eternal life if subjects obey the emperor, the Roman pope ("father," infallible king), as if he were their all-seeing and all-powerful sky god king.
Let's honor the Goddess of Spring
Hindu of gods and goddesses and one rebel anti-Veda wandering ascetic (Creative Market)
However, the origins of Easter go back much further, as they meander through the verdant fields of pagan mythology, particularly in the tales of Ostara(Ēostre, Esther, Estrous from Latin oestrus or sexual "frenzy"), the Norse and Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring.
Associated with renewal, vitality, and the harmonious balance of day and night, Ostara's legends breathe life into the Easter symbols of bunnies and eggs.
Persephone is the Goddess of Spring
One enchanting myth recounts Ostara transforming a bird into a hare (bunny rabbit) that could lay colorful eggs [spring mushrooms in the grass], blending themes of transformation, generosity, and the celebratory essence of spring.
This intertwining of pagan and Christian symbols enriches Easter's tapestry, illustrating the shared human longing for reincarnation, youthful renewal, and the rebirth of the Earth after the dormant dead of winter.
The mysterious Moon (Luna) grows bigger and brighter and affects all on Earth.
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Rabbits and hares carry profound symbolic meanings across cultures.
[In Buddhist countries the Moon is a rabbit or hare because of the Rabbit on the Moon, that large eared shadow on its wheel turning face as it rolls across the sky.]
Mysterious cycle of the Moon (Chandra, Soma)
Viewed as embodiments of fertility, lunar mystique, and the duality of existence, these creatures represent the fertile embrace of the Earth, the mysterious cycles of the Moon, and the delicate balance between life and death.
The biblical flat earth with firmament dome
Their depiction in mythology and folklore as emissaries of the divine, bridging earthly and celestial realms, underscores the universal reverence for life's regenerative powers.
Easter, therefore, stands as a testament to humanity's enduring fascination with the [samsaric] cycles of life, death, and rebirth.
I'm going to roll on this egg in the grass, Eostre
It invites reflection on the spiritual and natural world's interconnectedness, urging individuals and communities to embrace renewal's promise.
Whether through solemn remembrance of one rebel godman's escape from the Roman cross after bribes were paid after too few hours to kill anybody or keeping the Goddess in mind Easter encapsulates the profound cycles of transformation that define our human experience.
Spring's rich tapestry of pagan and Judeo-Christian traditions offers a multi-dimensional perspective on this time of reflection and renaissance (rebirth, re-nascent) renewal, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the intricate dance of existence that continues to inspire and uplift the human spirit.
The Roman cross torture, known as "crucifixion," was a slow, humiliating display reserved for high political crimes like insurrection and rabble rousing, as one does when claiming to be a messiah or rebel leader to throw Roman imperial forces out of insignificant Judea (Dr. Reza Aslan, Zealot). It took between 3 to 9 hours, according to contradictory gospels of the Bible, for the "king of the Jews" to die, when it actually usually takes at least 72 hours to succumb to Death by crucifixion. This is not a way to kill someone but rather a way to publicly torture and dissuade others from such acts. In the end the victim will die of suffocation as his lungs fill with fluid, unless someone is bribed to spear him on the side to drain that fluid so as to prevent death or discomfort from those fluids. Jesus did not die on the cross, according to Russian Christian scholar Nicolas Notovitch. He was taken down, after bribes were paid, and quietly rushed out of Judea by back to India (Leh, Ladakh). The "resurrection" story was a cover so people who saw him tortured by the imposition of this penalty could realize he was still around, somewhere, trying to finish the work of a Jewish Messiah or kind of Buddhist Maitreya. The Buddha lived to the age of 80, and so did Jesus/St. Issa, passing away and being buried in Kashmir, in the Himalayas. His gravesite is well known to locals and can be visited by anyone. A Christian psychic should go there to confirm it, not that anyone will believe or take that as "evidence").
Goddess Lakshmi/Laxmi, 1896
After just a few token hours on a Roman symbol of imperial power, the gospel writers -- who were not the illiterate apostles credited who might have witnessed the events -- writing much later spun a way to promote a message, the conquest of death, when in fact everyone conquers death in this way: spring comes again in a natural cycle, and rebirth happens whether we like it or not. A cross, which might kill a person in three days or a week, did not fell the great Jesus of Nazareth. He did not suffocate but was spared by a corrupt and greedy centurion on the take. He endured 3 or at most 9 hours, according to the Bible, and for it, billions celebrate spring as Easter with its pagan roots as a conquest of death when, in fact, it's the same old astrotheology (Jordan Maxwell). Even the Romans followed when they worship Mithra on the Vatican grounds previously devoted to his worship (because he was born of a virgin on Dec. 25 and many more shocking similarities to the current Roman poster boy for the empire, Caeser's Messiah). "We all have our cross to bear," everyone is not told in Christendom. See the work of Joseph Atwill.
In previous years, Pope and future San Francis[co] was happy to rub women's feet during Holy Week.
This year, he's not feeling so well. In fact, he's going to sit this Easter out if that's alright with the Catholic world. He's busy attending to his body.
God has not given him the health to head the world's oldest corporation in charge of making God's will known to sinners or how to pay indulgences or say Hail Marys to make up for their wicked and evil sinfulness.
Didn't know you had a fetish, Father. - It's Pontiff
One would think Satan would lay off the pontiff during this most glorious part of the liturgical calendar, but there's no rest for the wicked, proving that Pope Francis deserves the sainthood headed his way as his golden parachute when he steps down from the Vatican, Inc. (Unlimited).
1. The Papacy: The belief in the Pope as the successor of Saint Peter, the Bishop of Rome, and the leader of the global Catholic Church. is rooted in tradition and interpretations of passages like Matthew 16:18–19, but no explicit office of the Pope is detailed in the Bible.
Why do we complain? [Perfection is the enemy of the good.] Theoretical physicist Ajahn Brahm explains the dangers of cultivating a fault-finding mind and the benefits of praise and looking for the positive.
Ajahn encourages us to put our energy into positive things. Outlook is everything. If we have a choice what to look for, praise will pay off much more than complaints.
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(Russell Brand) Alex Jones declares Israel's actions in Gaza a "Mass Genocide" and The Daily Wire cancels Candace Owens and severs ties with her for daring to tell the truth about Israel -- how will these new fractures in the right-wing media affect recently formed alliances against the Establishment?
Jesus had a harrowing time in hell, was happy to get out, yet many disbelieve in the abyss
Jesus as a Buddhist monk during his missing years in India (Nicolas Notovitch/Holger Kersten)
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Mahayana Savior Ksitigarbha
Rumor has it, with textual support, that Jesus went to hell. What was He doing there, as the GO TO ("God of the Omniverse)? Was He by any chance engaged in the sort of good works bodhisattvas (buddhas-to-be) engage in in hell?
One of the most famous Buddhists in all of Mahayana is a bodhisattva ("savior") figure named Ksitigarbha, who has vowed to empty all the hells (and there are many more than one divided into 9 planes, eight terrible worlds including Avici, the lowest and most torturous of the infernos, plus one that may be even worse, the interstitial hell not everyone is aware of).
All hail the Bodhisattva in hell
Was good Saint Issa engaged in this important spiritual work of acting as the "guardian of souls"? Or is it just that Christianity borrowed and stole so much of its message from the many religions and spiritual traditions of the world it tried and continues to try to conquer?
The historical Buddha, after all, is a Catholic saint. If that's not cultural appropriation, what is?
Jesus is Caesar's Messiah before he's the good rabbi of Nazareth or the traveler who ventured to India during his "lost years" to study as a Buddhist monk in Hemis Gompa, Tibet (now Ladakh, India).
Kshitigarbha has been saving sentient beings — including beings suffering in the “hell realms” — for countless years. Upon hearing the voice of the Buddha, the elder’s son made a great vow: “I vow to rescue all suffering sentient beings across uncountable eons and the six paths [places of rebirth] of samsara [wandering and cycling through the Wheel of Death and Rebirth] by establishing convenient methods [expedient means]. When all have been saved, only then will I attain Buddhahood [when they are freed, then I will take my leave from this otherwise Endless Round]” (Buddha Weekly).
To help those in hell(s), there is a mantra
Sid had a white pony, so why did Jess ride a donkey?
Can we truth the Bible on the Historical Jesus?
Holy Week (Greek Agia ké Megale Evdomas, lit. "Holy and Great Week") is the most sacred week of the for Christians [1, 2]. So it's not Xmas? For all Christian traditions, Holy Week is a moveable observance.
In the older tradition called Eastern Orthodox Christianity, which also calls it Great Week, it is the week following Great Lent and Lazarus Saturday, starting on the evening of Palm Sunday and concluding on the evening of Great Saturday [3].
In Western Christianity [Note A], Holy Week is the sixth and last week of Lent, beginning with Palm Sunday and concluding on Holy Saturday [1, 2, 5, 6].
Holy Week begins with the commemoration of Jesus Christ's triumphalist entry into Jerusalem on a white donkey on Palm Sunday, marks the betrayal of Jesus by a Jewish guy named Judas on Spy Wednesday (Holy Wednesday), climaxing with the commemoration of the Mystical or Last Dinner on Holy Thursday, and the PassionSuffering of Jesus on Good Friday. That would be today.
Holy Week concludes with Christ's pseudo-death and literal descent into hell on Holy Saturday [5, 6].
Roman psyops made this myth
[So Jesus, who made hell and cast millions or billions of beings into it (as part of the Trinity), had never visited? Wait, he is the creator of the all and everything, but he didn't create hell, such a big place in the universe? Oh, he did create it, and he does throw countless living beings into it when they seem to die but still move around without this body and have thoughts and memories of a past life or lives? But he's simultaneously all-good, all-knowing, and all-powerful only not powerful or knowledgeable enough to know what to tell his creations so they can avoid unimaginable suffering? Right. Good story, very consistent.]
Christians believe that Jesus died, was resting as a corpse from the ninth hour (3:00 pm) on Good Friday until just before dawn on Sunday morning, the day of his rebirth or resurrection from death, commonly known as Easter Sunday.
However, in 1 Peter 3:19, there may be a clue as to a task Jesus performed during this period between death and rebirth or resurrection: "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison."
This marks the beginning of the season of Eastertide, with its first week being known as Easter Week (Bright Week) now that all the holiness is set aside until next year. More
Forged: Writing in the Name of God - Why the Bible's Authors Are Not Who We Think They Are
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Forgery (Joseph Wheless)
There are a lot of curious things about Holy Week its themes that are relevant to Buddhist themes. Could it be a coincidence? That's doubtful. Christianity, particular its Universalism branch (called catholic that gave its name to Catholicism), is an aggregate tradition, collecting points of dogma from the world's smorgasbord of religion and spirituality. It took a great deal from Buddhism and Hinduism, just as Judaism took as much as it could get from Sumerian culture. Christianity is syncretism, which is why it may not always make sense. The rationalizations of the Church Fathers found a way to make sense of everything, but often this was hammered out by mere reasoning as if they did not know the origins of the doctrines. Moreover, there's a weird kind of Universalism already existing. Who knows if it's a recent development or a remnant from the time when the world had a single enforced religion. That time is coming again when we'll all be bullied to believe in just ONE thing, one teaching, one savior to come, one set of rules for everyone, one explanation. That will probably not be a good day because it will not likely be the true and correct thing. That religion will not be called, although it should, Syncretianity.
Dhr. Seven, Seth Auberon, Sheldon S., Pat Macpherson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly COMMENTARY, Wiki edit; Asking, What does Bible scholar Bart D. Ehrman have to teach us?
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