Buddha prophesied about Jesus

Buddha prophesied about Jesus.

Buddha's date of birth, approximately 563 years before Christ.

Buddhist believe that one must do merit in order to better one's life. They know that people sin, so each person tries to gain merit to cover one's sins, but they know that their sins are too great. This is especially difficult for poor people, because they know that to gain merit, one needs money. The way to get money is to be a powerful person, but many powerful people steal and are not just. Often they are corrupt and abuse their power. Money earned by sending is not acceptable merit money. So sin continues begun no one is able to have enough merit to take away their sins. Unless, someone was so perfect. He could have enough merit for himself and others. It is interesting that in the Buddhist scriptures of Cambodia, a prophecy regarding a "Holy one," would come. One who would lead people away from the old ways and introduce a new way.

Once Buddha was traveling and living in this world, and there was an old Brahmin priest who wore white robes and who ask the Buddha, "how will all men and all Braman continue in their merit making so as to escape the results of sin?" The Buddha answered, "even though all of you give alms, according to the five precepts or the aid precepts or the 10 precepts or the 227 precepts for 9 trillion years and you raise your hands and offer yourselves as a burnt offering, or you pray five times a day, you will still not escape the results of your sins. If you do this every day. Your merit gained will only be equal to the smallest strand of hair of an unborn infant, which is extremely small. You shall not enter heaven's doors."

The old Brahmin priest asked further, "what are we to do to be saved?" The Buddha answered the old Brahmin priest, "the results of sin and karma are very great, heavier than the sky, thicker than the earth, and so high that it would be like an angel dusting the corner post of the temple compound with a dust cloth that is 18 inches high dusting them one time per year until the post were worn down to the ground. When the post is finally worn down, that's how long it would take to end your sins." The Buddha said further, "I have given up my high position and entered the priesthood. I considered that even though I am good, I would have only a very small amount of merit at the end of the year. If I were given the same amount of merit for 100,000 years in a box and live 10 more lifetimes. I would not be safe from's sins and the result thereof, even once."

The old Brahmin priest asked further, "so what should we all do?" The Buddha answered, "keep on making merit and look for another holy one who will come and help the world and all of you in the future." Then the old Brahmin priest asked further, "what will the characteristics of the holy one be like?" The Buddha answered him, "the holy one who will keep the world in the future will be like this: in the palms of his hands and in the flat of his feet will be the design of a disk, in his side will be a stab wound: and his four head will have many marks like scars. This holy one will be the golden boat who will carry you over the cycle of rebirth all the way to the highest heaven, Nirvana. Do not look for salvation in the old way. There is no salvation in it for sure. Quit the old way. And there will be a new spirit, like the light of a lightning bug which will come down from the sky above to live in all of your hearts. You will be victorious over all of your enemies, and no one will be able to destroy you, and then you will not have to be born into the world again. You will go to the highest heaven, Nirvana."

Buddha was correct about the uselessness of man trying to earn merit. It is impossible. The holy one Buddha said would come has come. About 500 years after Buddha left the world, the prophecy was fulfilled. When Jesus died on the cross to take away human sin, each hand and foot was pierced with a large hole leaving a disk shaped mark in his hand and his side was pierced with a Spear and his four head had many marks on it from the crown of thorns. Jesus opened up a new way of faith to relate to God. So the old ways of merit could be left behind. Through Jesus alone, one can find escape from the impossibility of doing merit. Through Jesus alone. One can find perfect assurance that the highest Heaven is opened by God's grace.



As I find more information on this and have a chance to go through and try to clarify a few things. I will make changes in this post. Alfred F Lee.