Excellent to learn of your personal journey to visit so many of these special places, relevant to the life of Buddha. "Feel the vibes" is right! Must have been buzzing.
The bible mentions nothing of Jesus's time in India and a quick internet search tell me this: "No historian takes seriously the claim that Jesus was in India, either in his teens or post-resurrection. There's zero evidence to support this hypothesis." But that's not to say it isn't true! The bible has had many re-writes over the years and perhaps these parts of his life simply didn't fit the desired story. I can see how the teachings of Jesus & Buddha are not all that different at their core. It's just time that can be cruel to our great spiritual leaders it seems!
Sorry to hear so many of Buddha's teachings were lost with the arson of the Nalanda University. Was not aware of this event till now. But it makes sense of course. Religions like this are basically dangerous to the modern establishment.
Like you I don't think "Christ taught materialism or encouraged ego or competition among people" but if we are following closely the teachings of Buddha there is no way a person can end up trapped by such matters. While a Christian has no obligation to relinquish his possessions or emotional connections. And like I mentioned there are plenty of examples of materialistic ego-based Christians. So it was more just an observation that Buddhism (in its purest form) doesn't seem to fit with the goal of the Great Reset in the same way Christianity does.
Thank you for your observations my friend. I wish you all the best on your great journey!