Biblical References
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Although the title "The Fire Sermon does not directly allude to the Biblle, Buddha's "Fire Sutta" correlates with the bible on its own. Its structure and message mirrors that of the Sermon on the Mount. In the sermon, Jesus gives blessings to those who suffer for righteous reasons. The site of this sermon is ambiguous, but believed to have been in the Mountains of the Beatitudes, then known as Mount Eremos. A church was built there called Church of the Beatitudes in honor of the Sermon on the Mount. This locale can be found on the map. | Although the title "The Fire Sermon does not directly allude to the Biblle, Buddha's "Fire Sutta" correlates with the bible on its own. Its structure and message mirrors that of the Sermon on the Mount. In the sermon, Jesus gives blessings to those who suffer for righteous reasons. The site of this sermon is ambiguous, but believed to have been in the Mountains of the Beatitudes, then known as Mount Eremos. A church was built there called Church of the Beatitudes in honor of the Sermon on the Mount. This locale can be found on the map. | ||
| − | These two locations--Brahmayoni Temple and Church of the Beatitudes--are connected by a line on the map to represent their association with one another and to draw the loose connection between | + | These two locations--Brahmayoni Temple and Church of the Beatitudes--are connected by a line on the map to represent their association with one another and to draw the loose connection between ''The Waste Land'' and the Bible. |
===Death by Water=== | ===Death by Water=== | ||
