If a Buddhist were asked who Jesus was, responses would likely include: a good man, a prophet, the founder of the Christian religion, the younger brother of Buddha. As it is hard for a Buddhist to understand the existence of God, it is inconceivable that Jesus is the incarnate Lord, God in the flesh.
In Buddhist thought, there is no supreme being, no creator, no universal God, no loving Lord over his creation. The ultimate reality is an impersonal void or emptiness. Only the void is permanent. To a Buddhist, saying that God exists is like saying that void exists. Saying that God loves and…
