Question
*How did Buddha define the state of Enlightenment as?
*Is Jesus considered as an enlightned soul acording to Buddisum?
*I Buddha's lifetime; for how long was Buddha enlightented
Answer
Hi those are good questions but it's such a vast and complex area that I can only give you links to pursue. I'll just say that there are many different schools of Buddhism (India, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, North America, etc.). Each will have a slightly different take on the Buddha's life and its import.
http://smithsonianassociates.org/programs/Armstrong/armstrong.asp
http://www.fwbo.org/buddha.html
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/tobudha1.htm
http://www.serve.com/cmtan/LifeBuddha/buddha3.htm
http://ias.berkeley.edu/orias/visuals/buddha/life.html
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/buda/hd_buda.htm
http://dharma.ncf.ca/introduction/life-of-the-Buddha.html
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Buddhism and Jesus:
There are several articles at www.google.com, just use keywords
>> Buddhism on Jesus
For instance:
http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:bG6hWC-6HaAJ:www.ankerberg.com/Articles/_PD...
You also might want to check out DAISETZ TEITARO SUZUKI, a prominent speaker on Zen, who says that the idea of a savior crucified and hanging on a tree is ?distasteful? to the Japanese mind.
Last, try posing your question in the Buddhism section at this site. It might be useful to see what kind of answers you get from practicing Buddhists.
http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=948
