While to an atheist, the promise of a transcendental world, full of hope and supremacy may seem unrealistic. But to a Christian or Buddhist, this is a vision that both these beliefs share through their religious and spiritual literature. The literature that surrounds these religions involves the steps or rules one must achieve in order to attain the reward of a transcendental world, these being the Buddhist Four Noble Truths to achieve Nirvana and the Christian Ten Commandments to reach Heaven. The hope of achieving an idealistic world is the epitome of enduring life’s obstacles. It is human nature to strive for a goal in order to receive a reward. For Christians and Buddhists, this reward is created in sacred text to inspire people that by dedicating yourself to doing good deeds that you will reach a paradise.
All religions have a way of retelling stories and reciting them to future generations which has a substantial impact for the believers within their faith. These stories can be written down and recorded in books which are given high authority and referred to as a Sacred Text of a religion. The dictionary refers to sacred texts as “writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity which embodies the laws and doctrines of a religion”. (Dictionary.com, 2014) Sacred texts can form the basis of a religion, instilling law and character into its people while other sacred texts are narratives of historical figures in the faith. (Dulcinea Media, Inc., 2014) The sacred text for Christianity is the Bible. Buddhism is guided by the Pali Canon or Tripitaka (Tipitaka).
Buddhism is a nontheistic religion based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama in the 5th Century BC. It has been argued whether or not Buddhism should be regarded a...
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...ive of the afterlife. Both religions have an ultimate goal that religious believes must follow in order to obtain a utopian world. Yet, to reach these goals, Christianity and Buddhism vary as they both explore different concepts that must be understood and achieved before reaching a utopian world.
Christians believe that one must obey the commandments w/o fail to reach heaven, Buddhists believe that a person who leads a good life, will be reborn into a good life.
Why do we do anything? For a reward? For recognition? Why do we not do bad things? (Conclusion)
Buddhist guidelines are not as strict and definite as Christian rules, both of these religions have a set of rules and guidelines that will help achieve a utopian goal whether it be Nirvana for Buddhists or Heaven for Christians because they are similar in such a way that an idyllic world is portrayed as an aim.
Both of these religions originated in India. Buddhists and Hindus believe that death is not final. They believe that a person comes back after he or she dies. This process is known as reincarnation, and it provides opportunities for people to enter the world multiple times in different forms. Buddhists and Hindus want to reenter the world as humans, and they want to improve their status through reincarnation.
This paper is a comparison between two very different religions. Specifically Christianity and Buddhism. Coming from opposite sides of the globe these two religions could not be any farther apart in any aspect. I will discuss who Christ is for Christians and who Buddha is for Buddhists. I will also get into the aspects of charity, love, and compassion in both religions and I will be looking at the individual self and how christians see resurrection where the buddhists feel about the afterlife. One thing to keep in mind is that the two religions are very different but they seem to have a very similar underlying pattern. Both believe that there was a savior of their people, Buddha and Christ, and both believe that there is something good that happens to us when our time is done here on earth. This is a very generalized summarization but in order to go in to depth I need to explain the two religions more to fully convey this theory.
...e adoration of one God, accepting most prophets, the last Judgment and veneration of Mary. What they lack is accepting Christ. Hinduism and Buddhism contain only one thing that is in correlation with the fullness Christ’s Church claims. That is prayer. Hinduism finds truth through things such a philosophical inquiry and seeking liberation while seeking God. Buddhism seek something higher as well. The need to be enlightened.
Although their beliefs are different they share the common belief in something. Buddhist believes in Buddha. Christians believe in God. We can compare the two but at the end each has their style. Buddhist and Christians share the common interest of self-concepts and human nature. They will continue to live on their beliefs and remain to be righteous in the way their religion has taught them to
By understanding the concepts and terminology of religious traditions it is important to understand other people 's religious experience and expression. To begin with, both Buddhism and Judaism are two different forms of religion with some similarities. Buddhist’s believe they are reborn from a previous life until they reach nirvana, which is the extinction of all desire and release from suffering. In comparison to Judaism, they believe that they are made in the likeness of God and come into the world with the capacity to choose for good or evil. Judaism follows in practicing the Ten Commandments and find happiness in other humans. Buddhist has the same opportunity in his or her life and can find fulfillment in thinking and following in the correct path. Lastly, as Buddhists do not worship a God who created and sustains the world, this makes Buddhism a non-theistic
first part of the Buddhist salvation. Knowing that all is futile and there is nothing externally that
Islam and Buddhism differ greatly their sacred texts and ritual practices. But both of these religions have a global following of thousands, and the writings and practices serve a deeper purpose than just to memorize scriptures and perform acts. For these religions, their texts give a guideline for their followers to live their life for a higher purpose by while the ritual practices connect their followers to something greater than themselves. It connects millions of people from across the globe together. Whether it be to build a personal connection to Allah, or become more like the Buddha each religion serves its people to find a higher calling.
Both these religions have basic beliefs that are relatively different from each other. Buddhists on one hand believe in karma, rebirth, dharma and moksa. Karma is "cause, effect and the law which equilibrates the two" . It is the consequences of every action, whether good or bad. This action-reaction may take effect anytime, may be in the current life or not. Rebirth is inter-connected with karma. If one did more good things than bad in his life, his karma will lead him to a life of better condition than the previous one. Dharma is the basic concept of the religion; that is the Buddhist teaching, also meaning the nature of existence. Lastly, moksa refers to the renunciation of the world, which is parallel to the Hindu belief in the importance of asceticism and meditation .
Throughout the history of humankind, man has always searched to find answers to the many existential questions. Numerous different religions and denominations have developed around the world over time. Though, most wonder about the origin and purpose of our existence. Buddhism was founded on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama about 2,600 years ago in India. After he had experienced that everyone was subject to “birth, sickness, death, and old age”, he tried to find a way to break from the cycle of rebirth (Bloom). Siddhartha Gautama experimented with a number of methods to find the cause of suffering which led him to what he called the Middle Way – a path between “licentiousness and extreme mortification” (Bloom). Once he achieved enlightenment, he turned into ‘the Buddha – the enlightened or awakened one’. Christianity is one of the largest and most prevailing religions of the world and largely based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians trust that Jesus was sent by God to save humanity. Therefore, the faith of the followers of the Christian belief is primarily based on the preaching of Jesus and later the spreading of those by his disciples. Although Buddhism and Christianity show several parallels, their three key differences are that Buddhists do not believe in one divine being, and have different views about both the purpose of life and the concept of afterlife.
For each religion there is a spiritual leader or founder, and in Christianity and Buddhism, Jesus and Buddha play these figures. While they both have some similar views and also similar practices, they differ in many ways. They both hold unique views on the afterlife, desire, the body, and suffering. While Jesus believes and preaches about heaven, the afterlife, Buddha created his own form of afterlife which he called nirvana.
Buddhism is centered upon the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha, whereas Christianity is centered on the Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ. Buddhism is a nontheistic religion, i.e., it does not believe in a supreme creator being God. Christianity is a monotheistic religion and believes that Christ Is the Son Of God. In Christianity, they believe in Jesus. Christianity is monotheistic because they only believe in one God, unlike Buddhism whom believes in several Gods. First and foremost, I will start by looking at the various similarities between Buddhism and Christianity. Both religions are based on the golden rule which concerns individual wellbeing as well as the interests of other people. Both Lord Buddha and Jesus Christ taught their disciples about the welfare of all human beings. They encouraged their followers to do good to others the same way they would like others do unto them. Jesus and Buddha preached the importance of social values and ethics. Both Buddha and Jesus rejected and highly condemned excessive asceticism and emphasized on self-liberation. Both Buddhism and Christianity doctrines lay emphasis on equal love for all human beings. According to Buddhism, this love should be extended to human beings as well as other living things. Similarly, Christian doctrines are based on the principle of loving a neighbor as much as one loves him/herself. This special kind of love, usually referred to as Agape by Christians, begins at individual levels and should be extended to all people, including friends and enemies. Both Buddhism and Christianity entail worships that involve use of rosaries, incense and performance of rituals among other spiritual practices. Buddhists and Christians worship through personal confessions, monasticism, bowing before holy images and mediations. Often, bells are rung to indicate transitions within prayer
The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism capture ethos of the spirituality and its teachings. By just these four lessons, Buddha preaches the principles of tranquility within meditation of mere concentration. From these truths he developed a guidance referred to as the Eightfold Path, a series of principles that lead to awakening when practiced and understood. He preaches that inevitable suffering comes from desire, however he concludes with a solution to a life lived in nirvana. The first two of the Four Noble Truths are Dukha and Avidya, focusing on the primitive presence of suffering within day to day life. The other two are Nirodha and Magga, contributions to having faith that solvents for all suffering do exist and how it is accomplished. The combination of each understanding is a simple recipe to ultimate salvation, hence the contribution to development of self awareness and happiness within cultures across the map.
A comparative analysis of salvation in Christianity and Buddhism exposes stark contrasts between the grace of Jesus Christ and the self-saving action and enlightenment of Buddha. I attempt to compare the Christian and Buddhist concepts of salvation in this essay to emphasise on the significance of each founder's roles in salvation, and to extract similarities and differences between them both.
Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world. Over 500 million people practice Buddhism and live by the laws and traditions set into stone over 2000 years ago. Part of these rules are the Three Universal Truths. These are three facts about the universe which are always true. They are anicca, anatta, and dukkha.
The hypothesis has identified that Catholics and Buddhists believe in the concept of God and Ultimate Reality. The general idea of this perception was that each existent religion, there was to be a God or an ’Ultimate Reality’. This could be acknowledged in various ideas and concepts such as through religious traditions, rituals, myths and stories. Buddhists interpreted beliefs such as nirvana, a spiritual reality and Gods are temporary beings that share the same virtues as any other human disciple (Comparativereligion.com, 2015). In Christian philosophies, only one single God was worshipped and who was the creator of all.