A Christian Apologetic to a Buddhist Christ

Author(s)

David James Forbes, Liberty UniversityFollow

Date

12-2009

Department

Seminary

Degree

Master of Arts (MA)

Chair

Charles F Smith

Primary Subject Area

Religion, General

Keywords

Apologetic, bodhisattva, Buddhism, Christ, Christian, Jesus

Recommended Citation

Forbes, David James, "A Christian Apologetic to a Buddhist Christ" (2009). Masters Theses. 120.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/masters/120

Abstract

This is a paper that expands on the concept that Jesus may have been a Buddhist "bodhisattva". It then gives a Christian apologetic as to why this cannot be true. This is accomplished by referencing the historical origins of Christianity and the differences between the lives of a bodhisattva and Jesus Christ.