Wilfred Cantwell Smith traced the story from a second to fourth-century Sanskrit Mahayana Buddhist text, to a Manichee version, to an Arabic Muslim version, to an eleventh-century Christian Georgian version, to a Christian Greek version, and from there into Western European languages.
He should not be confused with Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc[?]; nor should Saint Barlaam be confused with Saint Barlaam of Calabria[?].
See also: List of saints
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