[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [The History of Buddhist Thought](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933) › c19.12 # The History of Buddhist Thought c19.12 The History of Buddhist Thought c19.12 - **Language:** English ### [c19.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.12) ¹ The resemblances of this story to that of Simeon in Luke, ii, 22 ff., have often been pointed out. It is generally admitted to be the most striking of the parallels in the legends to stories in the Gospels. If there is more than a parallel and actual borrowing on the part of the evangelist, the differences need explaining as well as the resemblances—why the ascetic wept and Simeon departed in peace, why the ascetic, who heard the news from the gods in heaven, should have been replaced by shepherds, and why Simeon is only introduced six weeks later, and then not at the child’s house. - [Previous: c19.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.11) - [Next: c19.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.13) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.thomas-1933.c19.12) · Pramāṇa