Compare And Contrast Buddhism And Christianity

The significance of the Buddhist teachings has impacted the everyday lives of Buddhist adherents as it provides a set of guidance, in which the goal of individuals is to improve themselves through effort and ultimately reach Nirvana, enlightenment. Through the Four Noble truths; The existence of Dukkha (Suffering),

The third Noble Truth, however, is that this chain can be broken, that suffering can cease. The Buddhists called this end of suffering nirvana and conceived of it as a cessation of rebirth, an escape from samsara.

The Dalai Lama once said, “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” The meaning of this quote is that everyone needs love and compassion and that everyone can have love and compassion in their lives. There are many things that are “luxuries” and are not available to everyone, but love and compassion come at no cost. Anyone, no matter if they are poor, can have love and compassion in their lives. Love and compassion are the key to happiness and that is available to everyone. Love and compassion directly tie into shared humanity because love and compassion are a part of each of the shared humanity categories. Shared humanity ecompasses six categories that all humans share: relationship, loss, emotion, survival, choice, and morality.

At all times, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism has lived his faith and has been an example for all Buddhist followers to emulate. His steps of the five peace plan outline the transformation for Tibetan Buddhism for a whole for followers in Transformation of the whole of Tibet into a zone of peace, Respect for the Tibetan people’s fundamental human rights and democratic freedom, and commencement of earnest negotiations on the future status of Tibet and of relations between the Tibetan and Chinese peoples. To such he also emphasised that “Nirvāṇa is the cessation (nirodha) of duḥkha because, being a state in which the origins of duḥkha have been abandoned, it ensures that duḥkha will no longer be produced. ”This is further emphasised as “Nirvana can only be reached, not produced, by the Path”..” it transcends the intrinsic nature of matter” - Buddhaghosa, 5th century India in reinstating what the Dalai Lama said. To this the Dalai Lama continually renews the faith in terms of development and extends its

The purpose of this paper is to compare philosophies between Christianity and Buddhism. Working in the world of healthcare, we are exposed to different beliefs and faith philosophies that require us to be knowledgeable regarding other’s religion and faith. This is important because it gives us a better understanding and accept why people act or feel a certain way. Different perspectives brings different act and ways to care for others, and by being knowledgeable in this field, we promote better care for patients.

The best way to look at the Buddhist conception of the individual being is to examine what he

If we can begin to relate to others on the basis of such equanimity, our compassion will not depend on the fact that so and so is my husband, my wife, my relative, my friend. Rather, a feeling of closeness toward all others can be developed based on the simple recognition that, just life myself, all wish to be happy and to avoid suffering. In other words, we will start to relate to other on the basis of their sentient nature. Again, we can think of this in terms of an ideal, one which it is immensely difficult to attain. (Dalai Lama 734)

There are various Buddhist teachings, each having significant impacts on and affecting the Buddhist adherents differently. The ultimate goal of Buddhist adherents to the reach Nirvana, they achieve this through ridding themselves of desire and Dukkha(suffering). The main Buddhist teachings are the five precepts, the four noble truths and the eightfold path. These act as a guideline for the Buddhist adherents on their path towards reaching enlightenment by helping deal with modern issues such as bioethics. Similarly, many influential figures such as the Dalai Lama, Buddhaghosa and Dogen teach as a role model for Buddhist adherents to follow and guide them closer towards nirvana. Through both Buddhaghosa and Dogen’s statement, they illustrate

I would like to compare Christianity with Buddhism. I will be focusing on the differences and similarities between the two, emphasising on “humans and their condition” and on “destiny.” The Human condition in both religions appears to acknowledge that there is an issue that is found within the person. Buddhist believe that the issue is disillusion in human desire, while Christianity claims the issue is disobedience to God. The story of disobedience is found in Genesis, where Adam and Eve were tempted to eat from the tree which God forbid them to eat. The serpent deceived them into eating the fruit causing them to be enlightened. For their disobedience, God banished them away from the Garden of Eden. Christians believe the humans

On the other hand, Christianity also differs to Buddhism in many aspects. The first difference in belief system is vision about “suffering”. According to the first Noble Truth in Buddhism, suffering has many forms such as physical pain, psychological pain, unsatisfied desires, impermanence and constant change. With Buddhists, trying to relive the suffering of others is an important way to be rewarded in their next life. This does not match with how Christians feel about suffering. In Christianity, God already has an arrangement for human’s lifetime, which may include suffering but Christians should trust in his plan. God must have a reason for suffering but it is beyond human understanding. Also, suffering is a preparation for heaven, let

The main purpose of Buddhism is to attain Nirvana. In order to achieve this goal, Buddha posed path to people. The Four Noble Truths are the first Buddha’s teaching. Therefore, All of his teachings are based on it and it represents the fundamental orientation of Buddhism. The four Noble Truth are composed of four main notions; life is suffering, the cause of suffering, the cessation of suffering, the eightfold path to the cessation (Theme2, Lecture2). As the forth truth shows, there is another path called “The noble eightfold path”. The practice of this path leads to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of repeated birth and death. Noble Eight fold is composed of Right views, right intentions, right speech, right action, right livelihood,

“So, basically we are equipped with the seed of compassion. Now the problem at the young age, these are very, very fresh, very alive, but then grown up, neglecting these things” (Dalai Lama,

Nirvana is a word that is commonly used in Buddhism with varied meanings depending on the use. It means the state of blowing out from certain detractors in life. To “blow out” has great meaning and refers wholly to the extinguishing or dispelling of oneself from certain characters that are considered to be iniquitous. It is characterized by peace of mind and it saves man from the sufferings, the cycles of rebirth, and death. Nirvana could only be achieved by individuals who observed the laid down rules and detached themselves from sin. Moksha is a common belief in the Hindu religion and it describes a state where one’s soul connects with god’s soul. In the Hindu religion, achieving moksha removes one from the cycle of life and death, which is the state of reincarnation as one moves from one life to the next. In essence, moksha is a state of unification of one’s soul with that of the creator, therefore achieving oneness of atman and Brahman. This essay discusses the various similarities and differences that exist between Buddhist Nirvana and Hindu Moksha.

For a Buddhist, Enlightenment is an individual journey to Nirvana (or complete bliss)--liberation from suffering and cycles of rebirth. This is achieved

In the Mahayana Buddhism religion there is a focus on moving away from suffering into long lasting peace and happiness (enlightenment). As interpreted in this school of thought, the teachings come from the Buddha and say that all suffering and all of our problems come from states of the mind that are ignorant, confused, and negative. On the contrary, all joy and good fortune come from positive and calm mental states. The goal is to move past suffering through the practices