John jr_esq: > Any statements that he made while alive has been > superceded by discoveries made in recent years in > quantum physics. If he was alive today, he would > have changed his position... > Barry wants to style himself as a 'Buddhist' and expert on science but in fact, he is very uninformed.
Some scholars, such as Edward Conze and Elaine Pagels, have suggested that Gnosticism blends teachings like those attributed to Jesus Christ with teachings found in Eastern traditions. Once on <alt.religion.gnostic>, Barry tried to make fun of me about posting a message on the South Asian origins of 'Gnosis', and he got his ass whipped by Moggin and Judy very good! LoL! Edward Conze believed that Hindu or Buddhist tradition may well have influenced Gnosticism. He points out that Buddhists were in contact with the Thomas Christians via the Silk Road. Work cited: 'Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas' by Elaine Pagels Vintage Books, 2004 "Edward Conze, a leading expositor of Buddhism to the twentieth-century western world, has pointed to a number of similarities between Mahayana Buddhism and the Gnosticism of the early Christian centuries..." Read more: Subject: Gnosis on the Silk Road Author: Willytex Newsgroups: alt.meditation.transcendental, alt.religion.gnostic Date: March 18, 2004 http://tinyurl.com/6lz2kh2
