Throughout the Classical Period Christianity and Buddhism were two very popular religions. They were both adopted around the 4th or 5th century and were practiced throughout many regions of the World. Around 500 BCE a prince named Siddhartha Gautama sat under a tree and discovered enlightenment and Buddhism. The religion that focuses on becoming at peace with yourself and becoming fully awake. On the other hand, Christianity was based on a salvation by faith, empowered by the grace of God. Although
Christianity is based on the belief of a God that is omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscience. Christianity’s approach is that man was made by God, in his image, and that the goal of a Christian life is to be one with God and to lead others to God so that they may live for eternity in heaven. Christianity also emphasizes the belief in Jesus Christ, the son of God, whose teachings came from God’s commands. Thus, the way to God is to repent from your sins, believe that Jesus is the son of God, and
These stories maybe historical about things still to come or about great heroes or saints. For the Buddhists, this is directly relevant to the life of Buddha and how he became the enlightened one to the world, in comparison to Christianity, this is the same as the story that God created the world. (W, 2013) This is the way for Buddhists to follow a ‘perfect’ example and therefore strive for being the successful Buddhist in relation to the mythological example they have set in place
The Contrast of Buddhism and Christianity Throughout time, cultures have developed compelling and intriguing religions. No two religions are more fascinating than Buddhism and Christianity. Both have played substantial roles throughout history, having influence over massive regions of the earth. Despite being similar in influence, these two religions are vastly different in beliefs about the divine, human nature, and morality. Both Buddhism and Christianity were born from other great religions
The relationship between religion and morality is subjective and this is seen with the different views of the 14th Dalai Lama and Pope John Paul II according to Buddhism and Christianity. The Dalai Lama believes that it is possible to be ethical without being religious, although being religious helps to live a more ethical life. On the contrary, Pope John Paul II believes that you have to be religious in order to live a moral life. Pope John Paul II defines morality as having a strong belief in religion
Buddhism and Hinduism are religions that are followed by many; they are considered to be two of the most popular polytheistic faiths in the world. One may think that they both are cut from the same cloth because they originated in the same region, India. The Buddha who is the founder of the Buddhist faith was originally a Hindu Prince, this mislead some to believe that Hinduism and Buddhism are sects of the same religion. However there are quite a lot of fundamental dissimilarities between both.
sees Brahmins as inferior, but Ambedkar wrote better "rules" than Manu (whose laws were oppressive toward outcasts) (Queen 1996). In 2008, the Ambedkar Memorial Park was opened in Lucknow, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. 6.2 Ambedkar's orientation of Buddhism Ambedkar's final project to write The Buddha and his Dhamma had not been completed before his death. His idea was to use the Buddhist philosophy not to explain the origin but to initiate change. There is a great similarity seen with Karl Marx ("That
The goal of Buddhism was to reach nirvana, personal salvation. Because it required no social classes, it was easy to follow, used a vernacular language, nicely organized, and recognized holy sites, Buddhism became a popular religion. Its doctrine are the Four Noble Truths (desire=suffering) and Noble Eightfold Path (no desire= no suffering). Ashoka helped spread Buddhism to Ceylon, Bactria, central Asia, east Asia, and southeast Asia. In addition
The oldest forms of religion and worship date back to at least 300,000 BCE. Some of them are still practiced today such as; Hinduism, Judaism, and Buddhism. These religions have stood the test of time, and are still widely accepted, and practiced today. Christianity is another religion with great relevance in our society today, although it is very young in comparison to the others with an origin date of 30 AD. With religion there will always be those who oppose or do not believe this group cannot