There is another aspect to truth that is voiced by both Jesus and Buddha. Jesus said, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32) Buddha said, "Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so the Dharma has one taste, the taste of Freedom.' (Udana) Dharma has a variety of meanings in Sanskrit and this statement has been translated in different English forms. In its larger sense it means the order and way of the cosmos, but it can also refer to the individual path of spiritual practice, duty and discipline. It Buddhism it refers to the totality of Buddha's teachings and instruction. One word English translations often use the word truth. In the ancient Hindu scriptures, the Upanishads, it is written: "Therefore, when a man speaks the Truth, they say, "He speaks the Dharma"; and if he speaks Dharma, they say, "He speaks the Truth!" For both are one."
Both Jesus and Buddha proclaim that spiritual practice reveals spiritual truth which in turn brings freedom. I particularly like the phrase, "the taste of freedom" because it implies a subtle test or measure for truth: does it bring that flavor of freedom?
Freedom from what?-- from the burden of illusion, of separateness, of fear and emotional suffering and the strain of a false self. (Susan Nettleton)