TIL that the Buddha Is a Christian Saint

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barlaam_and_Josaphat

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Interesting.

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Am I missing the part where it says one of these saints was Buddha?

It's well-know that Christianity spread to India in the lifetime of the 12 Apostles.

The story of "Josaphat" is too similar to the story of the Buddha (son of a king - imprisoned in his palace because astrologers told his father that he would become a holy man - managed to escape anyway, decided to dedicate his life to religion after encountering a mystic along the road) to be coincidence.

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Catholics aren't Christian?

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That the Buddha is a saint to most Christians, rather than all Christians, is a point without relevance.