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• Society: Religion and Spirituality: Buddhism: Buddha  (10)

• Barlaam and Ioasaph - The story of Barlaam and Ioasaph, by "John the Monk." Traditionally ascribed to St. John Damascene, but possibly actually the work of St. Euthymius the Georgian.
• Barlaam and Ioasaph - Each chapter in its own file, with links to previous, next, table of contents, or any other chapter. If you are using a graphical browser, this is the online equivalent of a "large print" edition.
• Barlaam and Josaphat - Main characters of a seventh-century Christian legend. Barlaam, a hermit, converted the prince Josaphat to Christianity, despite the efforts of Josaphat's father Abenner to prevent such a thing. Although Barlaam and Josaphat are included in the Roman Martyrology and in the Greek calendar, the story is actually a Christianized version of a legend about Buddha.
• The Ecole Glossary: Barlaam and Ioasaph - An essay on their legend, by Norman Hugh Redington. Immensely popular in the Middle Ages, this story was translated into European, Middle Eastern, and African languages; and "the True Faith was variously identified as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Manichaeism."