> The above is not to say that there are not elements of `far eastern'
> religious ideas within christianity, and indeed judaism. With respect
> to the latter, these have been identified dating from several centuries
> BC, the origins of which have been traced in particular to the captivity
> of the israelites in mesopotamia from the 6th century BC.
Look to Gosala, teacher of both Gautama and Mahavira, who (oddly enough)
was born in a manger, and whose name might very well ring a bell or two.
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