what's the difference between eastern and western religion?

Answer 1

Eastern: Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, etc.

Western: Christianity

Answer 2

Are you talking about the difference between Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity? If you are, there is many differences.

One difference is Western Christians subscribe to the view of Original Sin, that all people are born sinful. Eastern Christians don't have that belief. We believe that humans are born with a tendency to sin. Also, the Mother of God is to us, born in the usual manner like everyone else. The Romans believe that the Mother of God has to be herself Immaculately Conceived, without sin, because they believed everyone was born sinful, and so they took that believe to it's logical conclusion. The West also has developed the idea of "Sola Scriptura" which is a belief that only the scriptures are the final authority of the church. Keeping in mind that the Holy Church was in action for years before the scriptures were written, and many years before they were assembled into something that resembles the New Testament, and also, it was the Holy Church that themselves assembled them, was not the Holy Spirit with the Holy Church to assemble the scriptures?

There are so many differences between Eastern Christianity and Western Christianity that I could write a whole book on it.

But the Eastern Church has a continuity of Faith and Actions that are missing in the Western Churches. We still have the miracles, Holy Fire of Jerusalem being one of them...the fire that is in the Tomb of Christ on Holy Saturday. Do a search and see for yourself. Type in Holy Fire, Jerusalem, or Holy Fire Pascha...and you will find a site that has pictures of this miraculous flame that does not burn your hands!

Answer 3

In terms of the Christian world, it's everything east of Rome...Vatican City. In terms of faiths in general, Western speaks of the Judeo-Christo beliefs, whereas Eastern is considered anything other than mono-theistic.

Answer 4

The original, unchanged revelations given to Abraham and other prophets(like Moses and Jesus ) reaching back to Adam all came from the One True God(The Creator). This common origin explains their similarities in many beliefs and values


However, over time the teachings of the various religions, due to a variety of reasons, have become distorted and mixed with made-man ideas.


The last Prophet and Messenger of God, Muhammad , who is a direct descendant of Abraham through his first born son, Ishmael, was sent with the Last Guidance, Revelation and Testament, the Holy Qur'an(koran) to amend and correct the changes and corruption made to the the "Torah" which was sent to Moses and theTrue Gospel of Jesus.To say the truth ,God preserved all the other Holy Books plainly by preserving His Last Book the Holy Qur'an(koran)which contains the right and the truth of all that was changed in those other Books.


This is why this last Revelation which was sent 1423 years ago has remained unchanged, not even a word or a letter has been altered.


There is not even one word of difference between two Arabic Qur'ans, anywhere in the world. There has been no disagreements in history among Muslims as to what should and should not be in the Qur'an. However, in the case of the Bible, even the most ancient manuscripts conflict with one another so that no two are identical. Footnotes in all modern versions of the Bible prove this fact.


These revisions serve as concrete proofs that all the Biblical books are not at all divinely inspired. This is because it is beyond man's ability to correct the work of his Creator, who alone is Almighty and perfect



It was only natural for Almighty God to preserve the scripture revealed to Prophet Muhammad, because he was the last Prophet and Final Messenger of God.


Islam teaches us that we must pray directly to God without an intermediary and no soul can bear the burden of another and that the nature of humanity is good, and we did not inherit sin from Adam. Each soul comes into being free of sin.in Islam there are no priests or clergy -- each worshipper, man or woman, has a direct relationship with their Merciful Creator -- Almighty God. Since God is the Owner and Sustainer of everything, as well as the only one who can provide true and complete forgiveness, it is completely futile to try to approach Him through anyone else.


The oneness and universality of God's message requires that people accept all the messengers of God. Rejecting one of them amounts to rejecting them all. The Jews reject Jesus's mission and Muhammad's mission; the Christians reject Muhammad's mission; whereas the Muslims accept them all, but reject incorrect historical interpretations and human elements in these missions.


As the Qur'an is the final revelation and Muhammad is the final prophet, humanity is obligated to accept it: "If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost all spiritual good" (3:86).


The Final Prophet Muhammad said: "Whoever believes there is no god but God, alone without partner, that Muhammad is His messenger, that Jesus is messenger of God, and that Paradise and Hell are true, shall be received by God into Heaven."


you can do that now as you are reading these lines is to pronounce the two confirmations and attestations of faith, here it is




I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT ALLAH ( ARABIC WORD MEANS ONE GOD-THE CREATOR). AND I BEAR WITNESS THAT MUHAMMAD IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER. I BEAR WITNESS THAT JESUS IS HIS SERVANT AND MESSENGER.



The right picture of lslam is conveyed in the Qur'an, which is exemplified by Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. The reality is that it is not fair to judge a religion by the actions of its followers alone because there are good and bad followers in every religion. The correct thing to do is to judge a religion by its documented revelation from God and the prophet who brought that revelation.

I encourage Christians and other religions to learn about Islam from Muslim sources and The Basis Of The Muslim Belief and not rely on second hand information which in many cases is distorted or contains a deep seated anti Muslim agenda. This is indeed a more scholarly approach


For more info


http://www.islamdoor.com

http://www.thetruereligion.org


BestWishes

Your brother in humanity

Answer 5

western religion is predominately Christianity derivatives being Catholicism, protestants etc

eastern religion is Hinduism Islam, Budism etc

try wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion

Answer 6

Eastern religions, by and large, are based upon a principle known as *univocity.*

Univocity states that all is one - that all may be divine - and that the distinctions between things is illusory.

Hinduism subscribes to this.


The opposite pole to univocity is *equivocity* which states that God exists in a complete and unknowable transcendence to the world.

Rather than being one with Him and coming to "enlightenment," as with univocal religions where you realize your own godhead, God simply says, "do what I say, or else."

He is beyond reason or our own categories of good and evil.

Islam subscribes to this.


Classical Protestantism also subscribes to equivocity in which, God exists in a naturally unknowable transcendence and that we can only know God by faith alone and Scripture alone.

Goodness is only what God says it is in the Bible (although many Protestant confessions have softened this hard stance of equivocity).


But Catholicism is unique, in that it follows a middle way between univocity and equivocity.

It follows what is called the "analogy of being"


With the analogy of being the different elements of reality are neither radically unique in relation to each other (nominalism), nor radically one with each other (monism), but have sameness and difference between them at the same time, and they have this without contradiction.

For example, in Catholic theology, God is both transcendent to creation and immanent in creation at the same time.

His transcendence means that He is totally other than creation, in that none of His actual being is part of creation, as a system such as pantheism or panentheism would hold.

He is immanent in creation, at the same time, in that His essence indwells all things, and He sustains the being of all things and acts as prime mover for them.

Also, creation has a likeness to God. If we observe creation as good, and beautiful (before being marred with evil), then that reflects God who is infinitely good and beautiful.

Also, God is not a distant Lord but He wishes to enter into a loving relationship with us, which He will do if we let Him.


Also, with the analogy of being, God gives commands, but it is not merely a "do as I say or else" approach, but are the commands of a loving Father for our good, that we internally agree with as good if we are of good disposition and love Him.





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Answer 7

westerns think in terms of a line. i.e. world was created, life, then end of the world.

easterns think in terms of a cycle. birth and rebirth (reincarnation)

Answer 8

In most cases: sincerity.

Blessed Be