--- Ole Holten Pind <oleholtenpind@...> skrev:

> I have therefore concluded that there
> is absolutely no
> evidence
> > that would support the idea of Buddhist influence
> on Christianity.

You mean *early* Christianity, don't you? In later
Christian tradition, I think at least the Catholic
church has accepted that the legend about Josaphat and
Barlaam is of Buddhist origin (and that it has duly
erased Saint Josaphat from its list of saints); but
Legenda Aurea is written in late medieval times, so
it's a different matter. And when we come to the
Christianity of our own times, many of its thinkers
certainly have some knowledge of Non-Christian
religions, including Buddhism, and have to relate to
them, either positively or negatively.

Gunnar