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The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha

By Ravi Zacharias

The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha

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Tags: buddhism, christianity, religion

Started reading:
16th October 2007
Finished reading:
16th October 2007

Review

Rating: 7

Ravi Zacharias imagines a conversation between the Buddha and Jesus in front of a young Indian woman on the verge of suicide. The debate is a smash hit for Jesus (duh!) and highlights some of the failings of the Buddha and Buddhism very well. I was only disappointed because I have read so much Zen (the confluence of Buddhism and Taoism) and they tend to rigorously argue for irrationalism and obscurantism, while claiming to be for everything and desirable. This book, however, does highlight the major failings of 90% of Buddhism and much of Hinduism (Buddhism is Hinduism suited for export).

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