This article by Miles Mathis proposes a radical reinterpretation of the Buddha’s origins and teachings, suggesting that the Buddha, whose name was Gautama, was not an Indian spiritual figure but rather a Phoenician agent sent to infiltrate and alter Eastern cultures. Mathis connects Gautama’s name to Western words for “god” and Germanic tribes like the Goths, arguing that these groups were also Phoenician in origin. He posits that the Buddha’s teachings, particularly their emphasis on perfectionism, were a deliberate “cultural poison” intended to destabilize Indian society and have had detrimental effects on Eastern cultures for millennia.
Mathis also draws parallels between Buddhist practices and Phoenician symbolism, such as the number 108 and the color purple. He further extends his theory to include the Achaemenids, Vikings, Romans, Byzantines, and Ottomans, claiming they were all Phoenician fronts or related entities. The article discusses the Phoenicians’ alleged infiltration and manipulation of various cultures throughout history, including the seeding of Persians, Greeks, Minoans, Carthaginians, and Romans. He connects the Phoenicians to the Stuarts and the Saxe-Coburg-Gothas, and suggests that symbols like the Phoenix and the two-headed eagle are also linked to Phoenician heritage.
In a related section, Mathis critiques the movie “The Night of the Hunter” as a Jewish attempt to blackwash Christianity and defends Christianity against what he perceives as its current corruption by “Mammon.” He also expresses reservations about certain spiritual practices, like chanting to idols, and advocates for respecting indigenous traditions and the right to self-determination for Native peoples. He concludes by reiterating his belief that Buddhism is an “ersatz religion” designed from its inception as a tool of manipulation.
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The article discusses the Buddha and his purported origins, challenging mainstream historical and religious interpretations. The author, Miles Mathis, claims that the Buddha’s real name, Gautama, is a clue to his true identity. He links this name to Western concepts of “god,” Germanic tribes like the Geats, Goths, and Gutar, and even the Norse god Odin. Mathis argues that the Phoenicians were a nomadic trading people who infiltrated and rebranded themselves in various cultures, including as Persians, Greeks, Minoans, Carthaginians, and Romans. He connects the Goths to the Vikings and suggests that Gothaa was a Phoenician trading center. The author also links the name Gautama to contemporary Norwegians like Gaute Grav, the singer Gotye (whose real name is Wouter “Gotye” de Backer), and Theophile Gauthier, linking him to noble families such as the Stuarts and the Montagus through the de Parcs. The Saxe-Coburg-Gothas are also mentioned as being linked to Gotha.
Mathis proposes that the Buddha’s life coincided with the Achaemenid (Persian) conquest of the Indus Valley around 500 BC. He suggests that the Buddha’s teachings, particularly the emphasis on perfectionism, were a deliberate “cultural poison” inserted into Eastern societies, negatively impacting cultures in China and Japan. He criticizes Buddhism as an “ersatz religion” and contrasts it with Hinduism, which he describes as a “semi-pagan pantheon-of-gods” religion.
The author also discusses the Sun and its cycles, mentioning sunspots and flux, and predicts spikes related to the conjunction of Jupiter and Neptune in April. He claims to have successfully predicted a spike in December 2020 coinciding with the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction. He accuses NASA and NOAA of suppressing sunspot counts and mentions the Air Force overseeing reporting.
Mathis connects Phoenicians to Vikings through their shared love for purple and links this to the Buddha’s description, followers of Tao, and Shinto in Japan. He also draws connections between Phoenician incised letters and Futhark runes, suggesting the latter may have been intentionally altered.
The article delves into symbolism, mentioning the “Bull among men” as a Phoenician link to El. The 32 marks of a great man are also seen as a Phoenician pointer, along with numerological links to aces and eights, and the number 108, which is sacred in Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism. The author mentions the “black polished ware” of the Kosala culture in Northern India as a link to the “black glazed ware” of the late Phoenicians and early Greeks.
Mathis critiques the bio of the Buddha by Ashvaghosha, suggesting Buddhism has a Jewish flavor. He references Nietzsche’s observations and his own previous papers on the Buddha, Christianity, Paul, Augustine, Protestants, Jesus, and Luther. He also alludes to “The Grand Inquisitor” section of The Brothers Karamazov.
A significant portion of the article discusses the Trapezuntine Empire (also known as Trebizond) and its connection to the Byzantine Empire and the Chaldean Empire (and by extension, Aramaic). He states that Byzantium split into three parts, with Trebizond being the main one, ruled by Alexios and David Komnenos. He argues that the flag of Trebizond, with its two-headed eagle (which he calls a Phoenix), points to Phoenician origins, and that Rome and Byzantium were Phoenician. He links this to the Ottomans, suggesting they were also a Phoenician front, with their first emperor, Osman, whose name he claims was originally Atman.
Mathis also analyzes war medals, specifically a British medal with a lion defeating a Phoenix (standing for Germany) and a US medal from the end of WWII. He interprets the Nazi emblem as a Phoenix, not a two-headed eagle, and discusses the Sphinx in Egypt as another variation of the Phoenix. He claims the Second World War was about “raping the treasuries of all the countries of the world.”
He mentions the Komnenes ruling the Black Sea for 250 years until replaced by the Ottomans, and disputes claims that they were from Lazia or Armenia. He critiques the IMDB for its list of best movies of the 1950s, specifically “The Night of the Hunter,” which he calls a blackwash of Christianity by a “crypto-Jewish director” (Charles Laughton, whose mother was Conlon=Cohen) and writers.
The article includes footnotes referencing Hanuman Temple, Grover, John Wayne, Moses, the Pueblo, Vatican archives, Woden, and the Conlons, Bouveries, Gorings, Forbes, Boothes, and Ireland, and Spain in relation to Phoenician settlement. He also mentions Milo and Laughton’s service in WWI with the Huntingdonshire bicycle brigade.