Mr. Kersten’s book notes similarities in the lives and messages of Jesus Christ and Buddha. The Sermon on the Mount, he says, has its forerunners in older Buddhist scriptures like the Lalitavistara.

He was an Anglican converted to a Buddhist. His interpretation of Lord Jesus Christ and the Bible was rather revolutionary, but very interesting and thought provoking.

TAKING JESUS SERIOUSLY: Buddhist Meditation for Christians John Cowan, . . Liturgical, $16.95 (190pp) ISBN 978-0-8146-2758-7 ...

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