what are similarities between christianity and buddhism?
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Buddhism emphasizes the endless cycle of birth and rebirth and the idea of reincarnation. Christianity teaches we have one life and one chance. Christianity emphasises the concept of 'salvation' Salvation comes through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as the saviour.
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As a religion, Buddhism is neither monotheistic nor polytheistic. There is no personal god or monotheistic creator God in Buddhism, as there is in Christianity, Judaism or Islam.
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Buddhism emphasizes the endless cycle of birth and rebirth and the idea of reincarnation. Christianity teaches we have one life and one chance. Christianity emphasises the concept of 'salvation. ' Salvation comes through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as the saviour.
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The difference is that Buddhism is India is deeply influenced by Hinduism(local culture of India) and Buddhism in China is influenced by Taoism(local culture of China). ... Chan Buddhism and Zen focus more on practice than doctrines and scriptures. This is what separates Chan Buddhism and Zen from Indian Buddhism.
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Buddhism emphasizes the endless cycle of birth and rebirth and the idea of reincarnation. Christianity teaches we have one life and one chance. Christianity emphasises the concept of 'salvation. ... For those who trust in Jesus Christ, Christians believe they will gain eternal life in heaven.
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Judaism believes in one God who created humankind. Buddhists don't believe in a universal, omnipotent divine being. There are gods however, but once their karma is depleted they will continue to fall or be reborn again in the samsaric cycle. Buddhists rely on themselves for salvation.
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Definition of Christianity. 1 : the religion derived from Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture, and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies. 2 : conformity to the Christian religion. 3 : the practice of Christianity.
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Jews believe in individual and collective participation in an eternal dialogue with God through tradition, rituals, prayers and ethical actions. Christianity generally believes in a Triune God, one person of whom became human. Judaism emphasizes the Oneness of God and rejects the Christian concept of God in human form.
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Theravada and Mahayana are included in Buddhism. Buddhism and Hinduism agree on karma, dharma, moksha, and reincarnation. They are different in that Buddhism rejects the priests of Hinduism, the formal rituals, and the caste system. Buddha urged people to seek enlightenment through meditation.
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Buddha was a Hindu. Buddhism is Hindu in its origin and development, in its art and architecture, iconography, language, beliefs, psychology, names, nomenclature, religious vows and spiritual discipline.... Hinduism is not all Buddhism, but Buddhism forms part of the ethos which is essentially Hindu.
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Similarities Between Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism According to the BBC: Theravada and Mahayana are both rooted in the basic teachings of the historical Buddha, and both emphasise the individual search for liberation from the cycle of samsara (birth, death, rebirth...).
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Muslims worship a single, external deity, and follows a strict moral code based on their holy book, the Quran. Buddhism and Hinduism are Eastern religions. Like Islam, Hinduism looks to an outward deity, while Buddhism advocates that practitioners look inside themselves to find enlightenment.
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Buddhism and Taoism are similar religions which contain many similar beliefs and practices, such as a belief in reincarnation and extensive use of meditation. ... This difference in attitude leads to a difference in goals between the two religions.
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As mentioned earlier, both religions adhere to the same gods. In Hindusim, they are divine and powerful deities; they are acknowledged in Buddhism and viewed with a subordinate stance. Buddhism does not believe in a god (Buddha is not a god). Hinduism, as mentioned earlier, believes in many.
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Buddhism is the meditation, zen is the sitting. Buddhism is the teaching, zen is the forgetting. Buddhism is the path, zen is the goal.
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Aside from being monotheistic belief systems that arose in the Middle East, Christianity, Judaism and Islam have a great deal in common. There are notable similarities in notions of sacrifice, good works, hospitality, peace, justice, pilgrimage, an afterlife and loving God with all one's heart and soul.
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Buddhism is an extensive and internally diverse tradition with two main branches. With 360 million followers, Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world. In Buddhism, there is no single holy book. Extensive scriptures have been preserved in many Asian languages.