quarryquest has written a series of meta posts on the similarities between the story of Oma, and Daniel's ascension arc with a range of mythologies with some really tight and comprehensive comparisons. I for one am a huge fan of this stuff, and her work in particular because there isn't alot of this stuff out there, and it is a truly remarkable read.
Oma/Kuan Yin and the Shan Tsai monk comparisonAscension, Descension and the Power of Myth part 1Ascension, Descension and the Power of Myth part 2