Purpose Of Life In Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, And Islam

The World Knows The True Purpose to Life The purpose of life could be anything. It could be material wealth, sexual desires, happiness, family, friendship, knowledge, love, or religion. It is completely dependent on the individual. With thirty two percent of the worlds population being Christians, twenty three percent Muslims, fifteen percent Hindus, and seven percent Buddhist, strongly indicates that the purpose of life can be found in religion. (Harper, Jennifer) This essay will examine Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam for their true meaning on what the purpose of life is. The purpose of life in Christianity is to love god, to worship him, to submit to his commands, and to become like Jesus Christ. “Scripture says that we

To Buddhist, the ultimate goal of life is to end suffering. The Buddha believes that people suffer because they seek out after the things in life that do not give them lasting happiness. The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold Path is the Buddha’s guide to ending one’s suffering. The Four Noble Truths are exactly, “all of life is marked by suffering, suffering is caused by desire and attachment, suffering can be stopped, and the way to end suffering is to follow the Noble Eightfold Path.” (Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path - Buddhism Beliefs Purpose) By following The Four Noble Truths one can evade suffering by following The Noble Eightfold Path, witch are, “true knowledge, true intention, true speech, true action, true livelihood, true effort, true mindfulness, true concentration.” These two teachings were the original teachings of Buddha. Since his death different types of Buddhism have sprung up. One is called Mahayana Buddhism. It was developed to help more people end their suffering sooner and to reach enlightenment in different ways. The rules of being a completely isolated or an individual person has also changed. Buddhist who has reach enlightenment, also known as monks, can now have careers, families, and friends. These changes were made to encourage more people to follow the teachings of Buddha. Now in the modern world of Buddhism people have taken the teachings of Buddha and create many different types of Buddhism that have different paths to enlightenment. (Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path - Buddhism Beliefs