Escape from the cycle of rebirth is also the goal of the Greek Mystery schools and of the Platonist branch of philosophy generally.
Susan Brind Morrow, in her translation of the Egyptian Pyramid Texts, makes the case that Egypt is either the source or at least is very closely related to of a number of concepts we now associate with Hinduism. One example is that tantra is an Egyptian word, appearing in the Pyramid Texts, meaning "holy ground." If she's right, perhaps it's no surprise that it found it's way into Buddhism, too!
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Date: 2025-05-07 02:01 pm (UTC)Susan Brind Morrow, in her translation of the Egyptian Pyramid Texts, makes the case that Egypt is either the source or at least is very closely related to of a number of concepts we now associate with Hinduism. One example is that tantra is an Egyptian word, appearing in the Pyramid Texts, meaning "holy ground." If she's right, perhaps it's no surprise that it found it's way into Buddhism, too!