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Originally Posted by Rain95
Buddha did teach what was in the Bhagavad-Gita. Buddha was raised a Hindu. Did he focus or teach everything in the Gita? No. Buddha was like Martin Luther, the Catholic priest who broke away from some of their teachings and focused on particular things that he thought were most important. Like Thomas Merton, a Trappist Monk who focused on Buddhist meditation and Zen. Or like Bede Griffth, or Alan Watts.... or like all of us!
As we live moment to moment, day after day, what we focus on is our religion. What we become and project and experience as a result of our focus. That is what Buddha taught and that is the whole point and message of the Gita.
That is pretty much exactly what Buddha taught. He just used different words to avoid copyright violations and to avoid being sued.
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Buddha wasn't a Hindu Rain, Hinduism as we know it never existed when Buddha walked the earth. Brahmanism was the main religion.