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The Resurrection of Jesus and Buddha's Enlightment:
Jesus and Buddha do have some miracles in common, even though they are western and eastern religions. One of these is Buddha’s enlightment and Jesus’ resurrection. When Buddha became enlightened he attained Nirvana, he escaped the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth //(How the World Worships)//; similarly, Jesus escaped death by resurrection to heaven //(The Gospel According to Mark)//. They found God at the end of their journeys, Buddha speaking with Brahma and Jesus joining his father in heaven. Both of these men were to return to earth as well. The Buddha came back and taught people how to reach enlightment and escape samsara, and Jesus is said to come back to spread God’s word again.

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The births of Buddha and Jesus are seen as similar miracles in quite a few aspects. One of those is the knowledge of the child that was to be born before their actual birth. Siddhartha’s mother had a dream that was thought to mean that her son would grow up to be either a great king or a great holy man. For Jesus, it was written in the scriptures that a Jew would be born who would save his people and bring them to the kingdom of God. This Jew in question was known to be the next King of the Jews. Both men were predicted to be great holy men as well as royalty. Another aspect of their birth, which they share, is the light that signaled their arrival. It is said that //"All the worlds were flooded with light"// (Buddhacarita) when he was born from the side of his mother. Similarly, the stable where Jesus was born had a huge, bright, star shining above it. The mothers who birthed these children are similar as well. Both were virgins when they gave birth to their sons and both were touched by some godly source for conception.

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