kweenllama OP t1_j9iuzka wrote on February 22, 2023 at 7:41 AM

Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in TIL about Saint Josaphat (aka Būdhasaf), a legendary Christian saint whose life is based on Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. His life story tells of how Josaphat, a son of an Indian kind that persecuted the Christian Church in his kingdom, converted to Christianity. by kweenllama

Uhh, it seems fairly clear to historians, especially given the etymology of his name, that it was not accidental in the least.

BrokenEye3 t1_j9kcrp4 wrote on February 22, 2023 at 4:51 PM

It's a poor translation of a poor translation of a poor translation, etc. Several centuries of scribes going "Hmm... that doesn't seem right. Oh, I think I knew what they meant!" Haven't you ever played telephone?

I've read this article before, and I read it again just now. If you've got a second article that supports your claims, I'd be very interested in seeing it.