How did Buddhism reach China?

(Natasha Yehenara) How did Buddhism reach China? Buddhism in China, Greco-Buddhism, the Buddha (Scythian Prince Siddhartha Gautama) was from Gandhara (Central Asia), modern Afghanistan (likely Buddhas of Bamiyan, Mes Aynak, and Kabul as one of the three seasonal capitals all collectively referred to as Kapilavastu). See Dr. Ranajit Pal: Non-Jonesian Indology and Alexander  #academia #Buddhism #historyfacts #Gandhara #GrecoBuddhism #ChineseCulture

Tomb of Jesus Christ found in Jerusalem?

(MythVision TV) The ancient conspiracy of the TWO Messiahs (Jesus and John the Baptist) -- and how it transforms Jesus Christ's story (Dr. James Tabor)

(ZMVT about history) What Jewish Talmud says about filthy (ritually impure Gentile) Christians

Middle Eastern/North African Rabbi Yeshua

(PM) A long-awaited excavation by Italian archeologists has finally taken place beneath the floors of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Palestine.

The church is believed to have been built in part upon the site of Jesus’s tomb, which the Gospel of John describes as having been “a garden.”

Their dig uncovered evidence of 2,000-year-old olive trees and grapevines, suggesting the site had indeed once been used for agriculture [if not gardening].

• This story is a collaboration with Biography.com
• The Unknown Years of Jesus

The Unknown Life of Jesus

“At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.”- John 19:41

As a literary device, this description of the burial place of Jesus Christ is effective; it offers a contrast between the site of Jesus’s death at the crucifixion site of Calvary (also called Golgotha, both derived from the Latin for “place of the skull”) and a fertile garden, brimming with life.

It also provides a cyclical shape to the final chapter of the Christ [the Anointed One's] narrative, which begins with his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. So, as storytelling, this single sentence from the Gospel of John (the most recently written of the four canonical gospels, most scholars agree) has a substantial power to its brevity.

Unknown years of Jesus (Nicolas Notovitch)

But as a historical record of where, exactly, one of the most famous men [or overhyped propaganda figures beginning with a historical figure then blown all out of proportion with myths, comforting fables, and voluminous imperial Roman psyops] who ever lived was laid to rest, one would be forgiven for finding it sorely lacking in detail.

Yet, thanks to a new discovery reported in the Times of Israel, that sentence might be key to confirming where the real [Jewish, Nazarene, or Essene] man at the center of the Christian faith was placed after his famous [imperial Roman torture practice of] crucifixion. More

• Today I Found Out (MSN)
• Jewish Jesus; Para Bellum; Michael Natale, Popular Mechanics, Nov. 25, 2025; Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Did Jesus study Buddhism in India?

The Buddha meets the Christ in embrace

Did Jesus study Buddhism in India? The untold story of his missing years

(Buddha's Wisdom) Did Jesus the Nazarene spend his "lost or unknown years" studying Buddhism in Buddhist Tibet and India at a Himalayan monastery known as Hemis Gompa in Ladakh? Unknown years of Jesus

• 00:00 - Intro
• 02:27 - Chapter 1: The Missing Years of Jesus
• 04:22 - Chapter 2: The Buddhist Connection Theory
• 05:54 - Chapter 3: The Legend of Saint Issa
• 09:14 - Chapter 4: Matt's Journey
• 09:47 - Chapter 5: The Kashmir Connection
• 11:29 - Chapter 6: From Scrolls to Screens
• 15:45 - Chapter 7: Teachings Across Borders
• 18:39 - Chapter 8: The Skeptic's Corner
• 20:32 - Conclusion

It sounds crazy, but what if there is more to this story than meets the ear? 🤔 Let's take dive and explore:

• The 18-year gap in Jesus' life that has puzzled scholars for centuries
• Ancient texts that hint at Jesus' journey to the mystic East
• The striking similarities between Jesus' teachings and Buddhist philosophy
• The controversial theory of Jesus surviving crucifixion and retiring to Kashmir

What do modern skeptics and scholars say about this mind-bending idea? It challenges everything we thought we knew about one of history's most influential figures. 🔍 Uncover the hidden connections between East and West. 🧘‍♂️ Explore the possibility that Jesus was a yogi. 🌏 Travel the ancient Silk Road in search of truth.

Interested in going deeper than a short video? Check out the fascinating books mentioned:

• The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ by Nicolas Notovitch
• The Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the Christ by Levi H. Dowling
• Jesus Lived in India by Holger Kersten
• The Lost Years of Jesus by Elizabeth Clare Prophet

WARNING: This video may expand mind. 🤯 Support channel for more: buymeacoffee.com/buddhaswisdom #JesusInIndia #LostYearsOfJesus #SpiritualMysteries #HistoricalSecrets #BuddhistJesus

• Buddha's Wisdom, June 26, 2024; Eds., Wisdom Quarterly

Led Zeppelin (JBLZE) to tour USA '25

THE MILLENNIUM DOME Led Zeppelin 2012 (Jason on drums) perform "Kashmir" live at Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert at London's O2 Arena (from Celebration Day film) (175,627,988 views).

JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING to celebrate 50th anniversary of 'Physical Graffiti' on 2025 US tour

Jason got all the members back together?

On the heels of a successful tour that wrapped last December, JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING (aka JBLZE) is back with another round of U.S. dates.

The latest tour will be a first for JBLZE as it will focus on the 50th anniversary of the LED ZEPPELIN classic album Physical Graffiti. The latest 21-city trek across the U.S. is billed as "An Evening with JBLZE celebrating 50 years of Physical Graffiti."

Son of original drummer John Bonham, Jason

JBLZE has never done a tour centered around a specific LED ZEPPELIN album before as Jason live celebrates all things about his father, drumming legend John Bonham.

The show will feature all the selections from Physical Graffiti performed alongside numerous other LED ZEPPELIN classics.

Physical Graffiti, the Led Zeppelin album featuring "Kashmir"

The tour kicks off on May 3rd in Wallingford, Connecticut, and runs across the country until it wraps on May 31st in Los Angeles, California.

We let the kid do it if he wants to tour

Along the way, the tour will make stops in

• Wheeling, West Virginia (May 07),
• Nashville, Tennessee (May 15),
• Phoenix, Arizona (May 23), and
• San Diego, California (May 28)

to name only a few markets. Public ticket sales begin Friday (February 28). More information on all tickets and performances can be found at jasonbonham.net.

Jason says, "This is my favorite LED ZEPPELIN album of all time. Being able to celebrate it the way we are planning on this tour is something I am extremely excited about. I can't wait for people to come out and see these shows and celebrate this extraordinary record with us. My goal is to play at least 50 shows to commemorate 50 years…And don't worry there will be plenty of other songs that you also love played that night."

Uncle Bobby, Robert Plant, on Jason's struggle

TOUR DATES:

• May 03 - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre
• May 04 - Stamford, CT - Stamford Palace Theatre
• May 06 - Syracuse, NY - Landmark Theatre
• May 07- Wheeling, WV - Capitol Theatre
• May 09 - North Kansas City, MO - VooDoo at Harrah's Kansas City
• May 10 - Tulsa, OK - The Cove Margaritaville at River Spirit Casino
• May 11 - Waukee, IA - Vibrant Music Hall
• May 13 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater
• May 15 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
• May 16 - Robinsonville, MS - Bluesville at Horseshoe Tunica
• May 17 - St. Louis, MO - The Factory at the District
• May 19 - Austin, TX - The Paramount Theatre
• May 20 - Houston, TX - Bayou Music Center
• May 21 - Dallas, TX - Majestic Theatre
• May 23 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
• May 24 - Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
• May 25 - Saratoga, CA - The Mountain Winery
• May 28 - San Diego, CA - Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay
• May 29 - Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre
• May 30 - Henderson, NV - Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa & Casino - Backyard Amphitheater
• May 31 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre

This JBLZE is going down like a Lead Blimp

In a December 2024 interview, Terrie Carr of rock station WDHA-FM 105.5 FM, Dover and Morristown, New Jersey, Jason Bonham spoke about what it was like to perform in front of full houses with his LED ZEPPELIN EVENING show across North America the previous fall. He said:

"I always find it's a pinch-yourself moment because I look at it as I started this purely as a therapeutic way to get the LED out of me.

"After playing with the real McCoy, the real deal [the original lineup], in [December] 2007 [at London's O2 Arena], I remember when it stopped, it was a huge, 'Now what?'… because I just spent six weeks with the [surviving members of LED ZEPPELIN] every day [in preparation for the London show].

"Every day we were together, hanging out, telling stories. They would tell me things that I didn't know [about my dad]. Now I'm a grown-up — they would tell me all these different things. So suddenly you feel part of it. And my mom said, 'Are you gonna be okay when it stops?' I'm like, 'Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've got this.' Because you've been given the keys to the kingdom, and you sat in the throne of the greatest rock and roll band in the world.

"So when it stopped, it was hard, I must say. And then when the idea came, 'Why don't you do a band, a tribute thing," I'm like, 'Are you kidding me? I've just played with [the original guys]. I don't wanna tarnish that.' So it became more therapeutic. And I realized it's about the fans. The reason why we're still doing it, after I got over my stories... 'It's about me and my dad' — it's not. It's about our love for Dad, me and everyone, because we all have stories of what he meant to us.

"I lost my dad; you lost your drummer. So that's the only reason — the love and the passion that we do it and still do it -- because there's a lot of other things that I like to do."

Jason Bonham spent nearly a decade touring as JBLZE before changing the band's name to JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING. He later explained that the switch was prompted by a request from the LED ZEPPELIN camp, who wanted to use the "experience" name for a project involving the archive of ZEP live recordings.

JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EXPERIENCE was formed in 2009 to pay tribute to Jason's father, the band's original drummer, who died in 1980 at the age of 32. "It was meant to be part of my way of expressing my love for music and expressing myself with a tip of the hat to my father," Jason told Mixdown in a 2017 interview.

"Soon after doing the 28 shows that we did with an orchestra, everyone said, 'You're not going to stop now, are you? You haven't been here; you haven't played there…' And so I said, 'As long as you guys want me to do it, I'll do it.' It's really fan-based. More

• Blabbermouth.net, Feb. 25, 2025; Seth Auberon, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Orthodox Easter: Fire Ritual, Jerusalem

Imagine spending Easter in the Holy Land, with all of its ancient spiritual significance!

When is the real Easter? We know the Bible is wrong, probably changed by Constantine at the Council of Nicaea, who created Ceasar's Messiah to rule a pagan empire. The text of the Bible clearly indicates dates have been changed by animals being out to pasture in the winter if Dec. 25th were anyone but Mithra's birthday when the whole world knows the New Year begins in spring with the Eostre the sexy bunny and the colorful mushroom "eggs" in the grass.

LIVE Holy Fire ceremony LIVE | Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem | Middle East

(CNN-News18) Worshippers attend the [Hindu, Baku, Zoroastrian, Yazd-style] Holy Fire ceremony at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Greek Orthodox pope with war criminal Bush

[This is the rock cut-out Tomb of Jesus, where he recovered from his Roman crucifixion torture ordeal on a cross before returning to India/Tibet, where he passed away at 80 and was physically interred in Kashmir in the Himalayan Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir, according to Nicolas Notovitch and many other researchers since then, most notably Holger Kersten.]

Candles and torches from a flame are expected to be carried out by the Greek Orthodox Pope (Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem) as he emerges from Jesus’ tomb.

#middleeast #holyfireceremony #jerusalem

The Buddha on fire worship

Clinging to useless rites and rituals is an impediment to letting go and enlightenment.

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While Diwali (Dipawali), India's ancient Festival of Lights, has many candles and Buddhism itself recognizes the usefulness of candles, incense, and lights in one's spiritual practice, there was a misuse of fire.

At the time of the Buddha there was an ancient custom of worshipping fire or using fire for worship. One day the Buddha met 1,000 yogis, wandering ascetics sporting long dreadlocks. This gave rise to a famous Buddhist sutra called "The Fire Sermon" (Ādittapariyāya Sutta).

Meditators, all is burning. And what is the all?

In it, the Buddha says, "All is burning." But what is the "all" he is referring to? That is the key.

• ALL is burning: the eye, eye-consciousness, contact of the eye with objects, and the sensations that arise (and similarly the other senses). They are aflame with lust, annoyance, ignorance, and the anxieties of birth, decay, death, and so on. Realizing this, the follower of the Ennobling Eightfold Path experiences revulsion (the strong wish to let go) towards them and relinquishes passion for them and thereby ultimately attains supreme freedom.

The Fire Sermon is the third sutra delivered by the Buddha several months after his great awakening, on top of the Gaya Hill, near Gaya, India.

He delivered it to a thousand newly converted wandering ascetics who formerly practiced the sacred fire ritual (Pali aggihutta, Sanskrit agnihotra) [7].

Who would still worship a holy votary fire?

The 5th-century CE post-canonical Pali language commentary called the Sāratthappakāsini thought to have been written by Buddhaghosa, draws a direct connection between the ascetics' prior practices and this discourse's main rhetorical device: fire.

Having led the 1,000 ascetics Gayā's Head, the Buddha reflected, "What kind of Dhamma talk would be suitable for them?"

He then realized, "In the past they worshipped fire morning and evening. I will teach them that the 12 sense bases are burning and blazing. In this way they will be able to attain full awakening and liberation" [8].

The Buddha describes our sense bases and the resultant mental phenomena as "burning" with passion, burning with aversion, burning with delusion and disappointment (dukkha, suffering).

Seeing this, a noble disciple becomes disillusioned, disenchanted with, and dispassionate toward the senses and illusory pleasure one formerly clung to.

Thus one is temporarily liberated from clinging to the sense bases and the mind/heart, in a moment of clarity is able to let go and see the Truth. The Truth sets one free, leading to the achievement of enlightenment. This is described in more detail... [9] More

• CNN-News18, May 4, 2024; Pat Macpherson and Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit The Fire Sermon

Written records of Jesus Christ's lost years

Paul Wallis, July 8, 2022; Pat Macpherson, Sheldon S., Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Stop killing fruit trees, Jesus. We'll repent of your dad's terrorist threats on our safety!

JESUS IN INDIA | Part 4 | Lost Gospels and Tantric Secrets | Paul Wallis

(Paul Wallis) AUSTRALIA What connects Christianity with Tantric Buddhism? The canonical accounts of Jesus' crucifixion state that Jesus' body while on the cross was stabbed [to keep him from drowning in his own fluids, as happens in Roman crucifixion] allegedly to check for a response. No response was detected. What was noted is that blood flowed from the stab wound along with clear fluid, showing his life was saved because that fluid fills the lungs in this position for a protracted time. What does that mean? Dead bodies don't bleed. Living ones do. See...

• PART 1 • JESUS IN INDIA | PT 1 | JESUS IN INDIA...
• PART 2 • JESUS IN INDIA | PT 2 | THOMAS, Q & J...
• PART 3 • JESUS IN INDIA | PT 3 | RESURRECTION...
• BOOKS
• Echoes of Eden
• The Scars of Eden
• Escaping from Eden

COACHING: paulanthonywallis.com

Nepal: What is Newar Buddhism? (video)

Eds., Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit Newar Buddhism; Zero Degree Nepal, 7/16/20

Vajrayana Buddhism of the Newar, Nepal

(Zero Degree Nepal) Nepal is known as the "Land of the Himalayas." According to Hindu myth, the great Himalayas are believed to be the abode of the gods and goddesses (devis and devas).

Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva transformed into Kwan Yin

Nepal is a multiethnic, multilingual, and multireligious country, where two of the world’s dominant religion, Buddhism and Hinduism coexist in harmony. Buddhism includes a wide variety of beliefs and spiritual practices. 

The two traditions, Mahayana and Theravada, are the main branches of Buddhism. However, everyone follows the basic principles of the teaching of the historical Buddha -- though Mahayana seems to ignore him otherwise in favor of devotion to "Cosmic Buddhas" like Amitabha and Vairocana.

The teaching of universal friendliness (metta) and compassion (karuna) are common, but practices vary among schools and disciplines. The Vajrayana tradition, also known as Newar Buddhism, is classified as part of Mahayana.

It includes practices using tantras, mantras (magical incantations), mudras (hand poses), and mandalas (sacred geometry circles) and the visualization of the Buddha and other deities. Vajrayana is popularly known as Tantric Buddhism that developed over 2,000 years ago in ancient Nepal.

Newari Buddhist chariot at the Temple of Annapurna, Machindranath Jatra (wiki)

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It is strongly influenced by Hinduism and Brahmanism. Newar Buddhists still perform their duties and rituals (dharma), passing along ancient knowledge and scriptures from generation to generation. Most people are only familiar with Tibetan Buddhism, due to its media attraction in the Western world.

For many, the idea of Buddhism only means monks with shaved heads and their saffron, yellow-, and maroon-colored robes. When visitors come in contact with the Newar Buddhist community of Nepal, they are amazed by the sight of the common lay Buddhists practicing this ancient tradition.

Most Nepali Newars follow Hindu traditions. However, the Shakya, Bajracharyas, and many other Newar Buddhist castes follow Buddhism.

The Newar Buddhist community practices Vajrayana Buddhism with unique customs and rituals. Newars are the original inhabitants of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley.

They have a distinct way of life, cultural customs, and spiritual traditions. The rich history, knowledge, rituals, and art of the Newari has turned the Kathmandu Valley into a living museum that attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world.

Religious and cultural festivals play a major part in the lives of the Newari people of Kathmandu.

Video: Suman Track. Art & Music: Mela. Location: Swayambhu. Copyright: Zero Degree Travel & Tours. #nepalnow #spiritual #buddhism #culture #heritage #PromoteNepal #PauseNow #traveltomorrow #artandmusicmela #zerodegreetravels #omsingingbowl

• Buddhism in Nepal

Buddhism of the Newar people

Newar Vajracharya priest (Kamal Ratna Tuladhar)

Newar Buddhism is the form of Vajrayana Buddhism practiced by the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal [1, 2].

It has developed unique socio-religious elements, which include a non-monastic Buddhist society based on the Newar caste system and patrilineality.

The ritual priestly (guruju) caste, vajracharya (who perform rituals for others) and shakya (who perform rituals mostly within their own families) form the non-celibate religious clergy caste, while other Buddhist Newar castes like the Urāy act as patrons.

Uray also patronize Tibetan Vajrayana, Theravada, and even Japanese clerics [3]. It is the oldest known sect of the Vajrayana tradition outdating the Tibetan school of Vajrayana by more than 600 years.

Although there was a vibrant regional tradition of Buddhism in the Kathmandu Valley during the first millennium, the transformation into a distinctive cultural and linguistic form of Buddhism appears to have taken place in the 15th century, at about the same time that similar regional forms of Indic Buddhism such as those of Kashmir and Indonesia were on the wane.

As a result, Newar Buddhism seems to preserve some aspects of Indian Buddhism that were not preserved in Vajrayana schools elsewhere. More

Jesus in India, Pt. 4: Lost Gospels, Tantra

Jesus in India: Lost Gospels and Tantric Secrets

(Paul Wallis, Australia, July 8, 2022) What connects Christianity with Tantric Buddhism? Do the Gnostic Gospels and tantric secrets hold a key to the story of the "resurrection" of Jesus? When we apply form analysis, source analysis, and etymology to the stories of the Bible, layers of hidden story emerge. It's true of the Elohim (gods) stories in the Hebrew scriptures, and it's true of Jesus (Saint Issa) in the New Testament.

In Part 4 of this Jesus in India series the idea is explored further with some personal reflections on the implications.

(Ricardo Francis Zayas, pinned by Paul Wallis, 7/23/22) If the Pali canon was not written down until the 1st century B.C.E., how could the Mahaparanibbana Sutta ("The Great Final-Nirvana Discourse") be disseminated to locations in the Middle East and Europe of the 1st century AD? Did the sutra make its way to the Middle East via oral tradition or writing?

See also

• PART 1
• PART 2
• PART 3

Paul Anthony Wallis: Echoes of Eden, Scars of Eden, and Escaping from Eden. Coaching: paulanthonywallis.com.

Ven. Jesus?: "The Christ of India" (video)

Light of the Spirit (doc); Dhr. Seven, Pat Macpherson, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

(Light of the Spirit) The Christ of India: The Story of Original Christianity asks, Did Jesus (Issa) spend his "Lost Years" in India? Visit a.co/8V4B9Wy.

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Map of the former Empire of Tibet (wiki)

Why are Buddhism and Christianity so alike? The superficial similarities are astonishing. Then later the language branches apart as Christian apologists interpret terms like "born again" not as rebirth but as something that happens only in this life. The "Kingdom of God" goes from meaning something like the ultimate goal of Buddhism but then waters down the term in accordance with Sumerian and Jewish conception. "Eternal Life" replaces "the Deathless state" (amata), a synonym of Nirvana.

What was Jesus of Nazareth doing during the "lost years"? He travelled with a Jewish merchant caravan to Buddhist Kashmir, India, and Tibet, lived as a Buddhist monk in Tibetan Buddhist Hemis Gompa (lamasery) in Ladakh, high in the Himalayas on the border of Tibet, and practiced within Mahayana Buddhist and later in Hindu traditions, as Nicolas Notovitch discovered and reported to the West.

Notovitch saw, handled, and copied written records then wrote about it. It caused a wave of controversy and investigations trying to steal those written records. Swami Abhedananda followed in the footsteps of Notovitch and confirmed his story, even as Western investigators were unable to steal the original documents. While this may be very hard to take seriously, see the undeniable scholarship and evidence of Holger Kersten (tombofjesus.info/holger-kersten) and others.

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Discovering evidence of Jesus (Issa) in India

In 1887 the Russian Christian correspondent Nicolas Notovitch claimed that while at the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, he had learned of the document "Life of Saint Issa, Best of the Sons of Men" – Isa being the Arabic name of Jesus in Islam.^[31][32]

Notovitch's story, with a translated text of the "Life of Saint Issa," was published in French in 1894 as La vie inconnue de Jesus Christ (Unknown Life of Jesus Christ).^[6][32] According to the scrolls, Jesus abandoned Jerusalem at the age of 13 and set out towards Sind, “intending to improve and perfect himself in the divine understanding and to studying the laws of the great Buddha.”

He crossed Punjab and reached Puri Jagannath, where he studied the Vedas under Brahmin priests. He spent six years in Puri and Rajgirh, near the Buddhist monastery Nalanda (the first modern university), and an ancient seat of Hindu learning.

Then he went to the Himalayas and spent time in Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, studying Buddhism, and returned through Persia (Aryan Iran, see ranajitpal.com), then returned to Jerusalem at the age of 29. Notovitch's writings were immediately controversial. More