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Originally Posted by Etude
Just to clarify, Buddha is not God. Buddha or Siddhartha was an actual man. He thought he was getting closer to God, but kind of extended things a bit. He takes much of the Catholic doctrine and expands upon them. There are even some writings that suggest Buddha was a Christian and that his many levels of being were just different ways of meditation which is always good in any religion.
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1. Catholic doctrine didn't exist when Buddha was around
2. Neither was Christianity.
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