considering where buddhism spread in this era, it would be extremely surprising to discover that the author of the periplus maris erythraei was a buddhist monk.

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he did it to save us from our sins, so we can see him in heaven 1 day. it's because he loves us so much. he used himself as the final sacrifice, so that we could be forgiven for our sins, so that we can see him in heaven, if we believe.

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i would need the graph to answer the question