"In all of these, there emerges an instruction, a way of living. It is not Zoroaster to whom you turn; it is Zoroaster to whom you listen.
It is not Buddha who delivers you; it is his Noble Truths that instruct you.
It is not Mohammad who transforms you; it is the beauty of the Koran that woos you
By contrast, Jesus did not only teach or expound His message. He was identical with His message.