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lb:gnosticism.buddhism [2026-02-09 11:41:24] ninjasrlb:gnosticism.buddhism [2026-03-16 08:23:08] (current) ninjasr
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 ====== Gnosticism Versus Buddhism ====== ====== Gnosticism Versus Buddhism ======
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 I saw a few people online say that [[lb:gnosticism]] is just <q :en>[[lb:buddhism|Buddhist]] [[lb:Christianity]]</q>. I saw a few people online say that [[lb:gnosticism]] is just <q :en>[[lb:buddhism|Buddhist]] [[lb:Christianity]]</q>.
  
 So I thought about it and realized that they were wrong. So this article exists to explain the difference. So I thought about it and realized that they were wrong. So this article exists to explain the difference.
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-{{tag>musing religion}} 
 ===== Comparing Apples to Oranges ===== ===== Comparing Apples to Oranges =====
-On the surface, the comparison makes some kind of sense. In both religions, the goal is to achieve <span denote>enlightenment</span> of some kind. In Gnosticism this is achieved via <dfn>Gnosis</dfn> (hidden knowledge) and, in Buddhism, this is achieved via...<dfn>Enlightenment</dfn>.+On the surface, the comparison makes some kind of sense. In both religions, the goal is to achieve <span denote>enlightenment</span> of some kind. In Gnosticism this is achieved via [[lb:Gnosis]] (hidden knowledge) and, in Buddhism, this is achieved via...[[lb:Enlightenment]].
  
 But the devil is in the details. And the best way I thought of to explain this is via...//bread//. But the devil is in the details. And the best way I thought of to explain this is via...//bread//.
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