Project Gutenberg 2015-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 378 Lillie, Arthur 1831 1911 Lillie, George Arthur Howard 01021179 The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity E-text prepared by David Edwards, Les Galloway, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity" by Arthur Lillie is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the significant parallels and influences that Buddhism may have had on the development of early Christianity. Lillie aims to investigate the connections between early teachings of Jesus and the doctrines of Buddhism, positing that both religious movements share a common ground in their ethical teachings and spiritual objectives. The opening of the book sets the stage for Lillie's thesis by suggesting that much of the New Testament writings might be more about parables than historical facts, and he introduces the idea that the origins of Christian thought could be traced back to Buddhist influence. Lillie outlines the early contexts of both religions, pointing to the presence of Buddhist missionaries in regions that would have influenced early Christianity. He posits that both religions emerged from a struggle against existing beliefs, shaping their doctrines in contrast to earlier traditions like Judaism, and hints at an intertwined history that has remained largely overlooked. This introduction invites readers to consider the profound impact of cross-cultural exchanges on the evolution of religious thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Buddhism Christianity and other religions -- Buddhism BR Text Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 339819 2025-08-19T11:01:41.031572 text/html 317890 2024-10-24T16:59:40 text/html 210341 2025-08-19T11:01:46.400531 application/epub+zip 212998 2025-08-19T11:01:41.968582 application/epub+zip 203051 2025-08-19T11:01:41.484610 application/epub+zip 314734 2025-08-19T11:01:49.737525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284992 2025-08-19T11:01:45.850553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276330 2022-09-21T20:23:53.604136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294145 2025-08-19T11:01:40.245629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 274128 2024-10-24T16:59:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16624 2025-08-19T11:01:49.895512 application/rdf+xml 14400 2025-08-19T11:01:41.573541 image/jpeg 1808 2025-08-19T11:01:41.529569 image/jpeg 194518 2025-08-19T11:01:41.060567 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia