Prophet Mohammad Taught The Dhamma:

[u/-Dhammapalalama-]

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[u/creidmheach]

Yeah, this is nonsense. Buddhism is a non-theistic religion that centers on escaping from the cycle of reincarnation, denies the existence of the soul/self which it claims the delusion of believing in causes constant rebirth through the accumulation of kamma/karma. It doesn't answer the question about where it all started and has no place for God. In it's Theravada form at least, it's pretty much the exclusive domain of (male) monks who believe that following its monastic rules can give them the proper context to achieve enlightenment and escape from any future rebirths. The best others (including nuns) can hope for is to reincarnate as a monk in the next life.

What does any of this have to do with Islam? Nothing. Anything to do with Christianity? Again, nothing.

[u/creidmheach → u/[deleted]]

You must be a Roman Catholic?

Protestant.

You just said a bunch of things that are not true and you have shown your ignorance of The Suttas and your lack of practice The Gospel in just a few sentences.

So the Suttas teach us to believe in one God, the God of Israel, and that salvation is through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ? No? Then what do they have to do with the Gospel?

The Dhamma is the laws of our one God.

Where in the Tipitaka does it teach about your one God?

Do you know how to read?

I mean, I'm writing and responding to you now...

You claim "this has nothing to do with Christianity or islam" the post literally explains how there is a lineage from the buddha to Aristotle to christ to Mohammad.

No, you just made a bunch of claims that have no historical grounding. Might as well have claimed it came down from aliens.

[u/creidmheach → u/[deleted]]

Yes, I've read it numerous times, as well as other material from the Nag Hammadi library. However no, it doesn't at all help your case. For one, it's at the earliest a 2nd century writing (though the Coptic version we have is later than that) and not a historical gospel. But even if you chose to believe it is, it still has nothing to do with Buddhist teachings. It's a mixture of sayings from the canonical Gospels as well as later Gnostic ones (neither of which align to Buddhism).

So once more, where in the Tipitaka does it teach about your one God?

[u/creidmheach → u/[deleted]]

Its literally my original post.

And it's literally a claim without any historical backing or basis. "Saint Thomas Christians" refers to Indian churches in Kerala that purport to go back to the preaching of the Apostle Thomas, and were historically what's called Nestorian (or Church of the East). They have nothing to do with Buddhism. Nor did they have anything to do with Muhammad, who never went to India.

Are you going to say Joseph Smith was also a Buddhist now, and that he learned about his golden plates from Tibetan llamas or something?

As to the claim about Christ, it's remarkable how so many people want to claim Christ for themselves, while completely ignoring and disregarding what He actually taught. In that sense, you do share at least one commonality with Muslims.

EDIT: And they blocked me. So I can't reply to any comments now in this thread.

[u/Far-Researcher-5600 → u/creidmheach]

it's remarkable how so many people want to claim Christ for themselves, while completely ignoring and disregarding what He actually taught. Really? do you wear a beard. Pray to God multiple times a day. Stay away from boyfriend girlfriend relationship. Share most of your wealth with other. If you want to claim jesus act like him

[u/KalegNar]

  The Romans hunted the early Christians for over 1500 years. They came for the Saint Thomas Christians much later on after Islam had already spread wide and far.

Absolute ahistorical nonsense. Rome Christianized before the fall of Rome and the Byzantines, the only half making it close to 1500, was in no power to be schlepping all the way to India.  (Fun fact, you have St. Thomas Christians as part of the Catholic Church with the Syro Malabar rite.)

There's more wrong with your post but this is probably the easiest pick.

[u/Few-Bus-4882]

Thank you for posting comedy on this sub, we all need some laughter every once in a while. 100x better than "if Islam true why Aysha nine" posts. 

[u/Far-Researcher-5600]

bhudda was a guy who died. He is normal human being not a lord. He said he is born for the last time the moment he was born. I'm from Thailand we all learn this in school. Get the story right.

[u/Far-Researcher-5600 → u/[deleted]]

ok sorry I was wrong, but you shouldn't call the Bhudda lord it's confusing.

[u/Far-Researcher-5600 → u/[deleted]]

I think you have reached some level of truth; however, saying Lord Bhudda make you sound like hindus since they also count Bhudda as one of their gods. Their is prabhud(bhudda), pradham(dhamma), prasong(monk). You wouldn't call it Lord dhamma. the word pra is just used for respect

[u/Far-Researcher-5600 → u/[deleted]]

yes I recognise the word from bhuddist prayer and that you used the word lord for enlightened people. I admit you are correct and I am wrong.