Barlaam and Josaphat (Wikipedia article) is a Christianized version of the story of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. In the Middle Ages the two were treated as Christian saints, being entered in the Greek Orthodox calendar on August 26, and in the Roman Martyrology in the Western Church as "Barlaam and Josaphat" on the date of November 27.
An intriguing instance of how legends of Christian saints and martyrs arose, and how Buddhist tradition influenced Christianity.
Here appear occasional jottings of my random musings. Profound or jejune, they reveal the contours of my mental universe, with world history, intellectual history, civilizations, philosophy, religion, society, knowledge, and books as some major themes. Since May 2011, this blog has been exclusively focused on Singapore. All my other reflections are now posted in "Notes from Noosphere" (see link under "Miscellany" on the right margin).
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