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The biographies of Buddha and Christ show many similar features.
Both were born in a miraculous way. Soon after their birth, their
future greatness is proclaimed by a sage (Asita, Simeon). Both
astonish their teachers through the knowledge they possess, though
still in their early childhood. Both are tempted by the devil
before they start upon their public career. Both walk over the
water (//Jataka//, 190; //Matth.//, 14, 26). Both feed 500 and
5,000 persons, respectively (//Jataka//, 78; //Mark//, 14, 16ff.)
by multiplying miraculously the food available. The death of both
is accompanied by great natural phenomena. Also the parables
ascribed to them show some similarities as, for instance, the story
of the sower (//Samyutta//, 42, 7; //Matth.// 13,3), of the
prodigal son (//Lotus of the Good Law//, Chap. IV; //Lk.//, 14), of
the widow's mite (//Kalpanamanditika//; //Mark// 12).
