while there may have been similarities, there are also differences, e.g. that Mary outlives Jesus after raising him, but Maya dies soon after the birth of Buddha, as all mothers of Buddhas do in the Buddhist tradition. Thundy does not assert that there is any historical evidence that the Christian birth stories of Jesus were derived from the Buddhist traditions, but suggests that "maybe it is time that Christian scholars looked in the Buddhist tradition for the sources of the idea". Eddy and Gregorio A. Boyd state that there is no evidence of a historical influence by outside sources on the authors of the New Testament, and most scholars agree that any such historical influence on Christianity is entirely implausible given that first century monotheistic Galilean Jews would not have been open to what they would have seen as pagan stories. See also The birth of Buddha (Lalitavistara) Family of Gautama Buddha History of Buddhism Maya Devi Temple, Lumbini References External links 6th-century BC women Family of Gautama Buddha Ancient queens consort Year of birth unknown 560s BC deaths Indian queen consorts Deaths in childbirth