Jesus Christ in Buddhism Buddha deliberately avoided any statements about the existence or nonexistence of God. In this context the question "how Buddhists view Jesus Christ" would seem to be irrelevant, because Jesus Christ, according to Christian doctrine, is the complete and final revelation of the one true God. However, they are faithful to the teachings of Buddhism Buddhists, trying to overcome these difficulties. This short article is an attempt to present a teaching Masao Abe, a representative of the tradition of Buddhism "Mahayana" (lit. "big car" trend of Buddhism prevalent in China, Tibet, Nepal and Japan [ed.
Buddhism spread into many other countries and Hinduism did not because of two main reason. One main reason was because Hinduism was much more complex then Buddhism. More people converted to Buddhism because it was much more comprehendible and understandable than Hinduism. The other reason was because Buddhism accepted everybody openly. Hinduism on the other hand was not open to people who were not born into the caste system.
What are some of the fundamental differences you perceived? Besides the fact that Hinduism has no founder, and Siddhartha Gautama being the founder of Buddhism, a big difference between the two is that Hinduism is more spiritually directed but Buddhism is more focused on the practice. Also, the final destination for Hindu’s is a spiritual ending, but Buddhists, since they believe in life being an illusion, believe in the final ending is a void. Hindu’s also believe everyone has an atman, a soul, where as Buddhists believe there is no
But religion is not the practice of worshipping a god but rather it is a way of life and a system of faith. Buddhism is a religion because it is based on faith and self-understanding in replacement of being theistic based, it does not have a deity however it believes in what a god represents, and it follows the purpose of religion. Instead of worshipping and believing in a god to resolve life’s problems, Buddhism stands by the proposition of understanding one’s mind and believing in their self. Although the Buddha is the image and figure of the religion, he is not a god or a deity. Buddhists do not turn to him looking for salvation: “A Buddhist does not seek refuge in the Buddha with the hope that he will be saved by his personal purification” (Thera, 2012).
In Buddhist teachings, the existence of a personal creator and Lord is denied but Christianity believes in a creator and each may have a relationship with the creator, Jesus. According to Buddhist belief, human life is not considered to have much worth and having only temporary existence. Life is understood in such a way in getting rid of all desire (good and bad) and not placing any value on this life on earth. In Christianity people are of infinite worth, made in the Image of God and will exist eternally. Buddhism is not really a religion but a moral philosophy designed to overcome suffering and it was designed to obtain relief from suffering by means of human effort alone.
Why would past rulers or governors try to mix church and state together? Church and state are separate and should say separate. I don’t know why in the past the government has taken over the church. We don’t want history to repeat itself. Also, the government could offend migrants if they are in control of the church and religion.
Virginia and Massachusetts are considered to be two of the most well known colonies that resulted from European expansion and conquest. Although economic development in both colonies began around the same time, the way they were “brought up” created various distinguishable differences between them. The differing religions and views of the people who began these two colonies' development led to their very different political and economic systems. Although both colonies were established at the same time, Massachusetts and Virginia developed to be two very different places. The Virginia Companies was not as successful as Massachusetts because Massachusetts' success came through smart decisions regarding food and planning.
The religion and philosophy of China is unique. Partially it speaks that unique of great religions of mankind, it has begun the development in isolation, not testing influence from outside. Two basic beliefs of China, two basic philosophical directions, Confucianism and Taoism, had time to be issued in independent doctrines before the country has ceased to be closed for other world. Confucianism and Taoism have nothing general with the monotheistic religions concentrated around of the uniform God, such, as Jewish, Christianity and Islam. Especially it concerns Confucianism which in general gives not enough attention to the nature and activity of the God.
So we’ll have to escape the sufferings ourselves. Buddhists follow Buddha’s teachings and Buddha said he only teaches what causes suffering and how to free oneself from it. Thus whether there is a higher power is not relavent to Buddhism. Another reason why Buddhist don’t believe in soul (god) is because they think only they can save themselves from suffering. They reject the idea of human sacrifices and animal sacrifices in Hinduism and how by doing that god would help release them from suffering.
Buddhism is a transcendent religion that came from a man named Siddhartha Gautama in 600 BCE. It lacks a God so Divine Command Theory does not apply unlike the main internationally practised religions. Its ethics come from the Dharma and compassion rather than fear and a divine higher power. Also, unlike most religions Buddha himself gave permission for his followers to adapt certain rules or stray from them if the situation calls for it. Buddhism asks its followers to consider consequences of their actions towards others and self before committing them.