Christianity or Buddhism?

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and reasons.

Answer 1

It is actually possible to be both in a tolerant middle road ideology. If you go to the extreme of either they are not compatible ,but if you train yourself to be balanced and non judgmental you can appreciate the precise order of the Lord Buddha and the immense Love and compassion of the
Lord Jesus Christ.

Answer 2

Both are the greatest religions of mankind ever, but for a believer, rather than just being believers, there are things that has to be considered, not compared. The Buddha never claimed monopoly over truth and neither did any of the prophets in other religions claimed monopoly over religions in the world. Therefore, you might want to consider these two in a sense that:

Christianity has similarities in Buddhist practices such as acts of love and compassion, community, charity, etc.

However, Christianity is a monotheistic religion as Buddhism was only taught to humans as a guide to life. It is up to the people to decide whether they want to be 'Buddhists' or not. In other words, you can still be a Christian in order to learn more about Buddhism or practice Buddhism and need not call yourself a Buddhist for doing that.

Buddhists did NOT reject the idea of God, but interpreted the idea of God differently. Therefore, Buddhists are not atheists and neither did they claim that there is no existence of a God whatsoever. The Buddha only explained on the different concepts of God/types of gods and their realms. There is one thing in difference though. The Christian concept of God is as similar to the creation theory in ancient vedic times, where God was the creator and so on, where the Buddha rejected this claim and recommended personal investigation and clear understanding instead.

Christians belief in a need of a certain worship and faith for salvation whereas Buddhists stresses on individual strife for enlightenment, where a human can have limitless potential in cultivating the mind rather than reliance in an external being for salvation.

These are just comparison in terms of the God idea and basic principles of each religions, respectively.

In the end, it is up to each individual to decide with their own knowledge and applied wisdom :-)

Answer 3

Buddhism. I was a Catholic for over 25 years and went to 2 different parishes, do you know what I learned? I learned "God will forgive you, unless you commit a mortal sin, then you are going to Hell" and that I could not talk directly to my "father", but had to "confess" to a priest. I learned that I should be good so I can go to "Heaven", I learned that if you don't give 10% of your year's wages to the church, they don't like it and I learned intolerance of other religions. Oh, and the best one..."original sin", an innocent baby is born sinful and cannot change this unless they are "baptized"
When I converted to Buddhism I learned, I should be good for the sake of being good. Be tolerant of all religions whether you agree or not (my Mom is still Catholic and my sister is Wiccan and that is OK with me). I learned that I should live in the present and enjoy life, do not regret the past, you cannot change it, let it go and do not worry about the future, nothing is permanent and there is an end to suffering. Most of all I have learned PEACE within myself.
EDIT: GHARBENZ: One does not "create" a God in Buddhism, we simply see no proof of a God and therefore do not preoccupy ourselves with it. We also do not deny a God, it simply doesn't matter.

Answer 4

Athough I believe in neither, Buddhism is by far a better system as its followers are taught to scrutinise what they are taught. Even the Dalai Lama said that if science and Buddhism contradict each other then it is Buddhism that must change. Buddhism embraces the scientific method, and the Dalai Lama has written books and held conferences on topics such as quantum mechanics, evolution and technological developments.

Answer 5

for what i know of the religions, there is no reason you can't do both. Christianity has a complex belief system about the meaning of life and the afterlife. Buddhism is just a philosiphy of how to live. A philosiphy that works with the christian philosiphy pretty well.

Answer 6

Buddhism. Very complex, but interesting belief system. But I will say that the Christian Bible is a brilliant piece of literature.

Answer 7

Christianity

Answer 8

Christianity is the belief in a higher power through jesus
Buddhism is the belief that by upholding the example set by Buddha you can achieve Enlightenment.

Answer 9

Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament.[2] Christians believe Jesus to be the Son of God and the Messiah prophesied in the Old Testament. With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents in 2001, Christianity is the world's largest religion.[3] It is the predominant religion in Europe, the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Philippine Islands, Australia, and New Zealand.[4] It is also growing rapidly in Asia, particularly in China and South Korea.[5]

Christianity began in the 1st century AD as a Jewish sect,[6] and shares many religious texts with Judaism, specifically the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament (see Judeo-Christian). Like Judaism and Islam, Christianity is classified as an Abrahamic religion. Some Christians consider Christianity to have superseded Judaism, because of the conviction that Jesus Christ is the Messiah. Others believe that Christianity has been grafted on to Israel, and that Judaism remains relevant as the religion of God's chosen people. The name "Christian" (Greek Χριστιανός Strong's G5546), meaning "belonging to Christ" or "partisan of Christ",[7] was first applied to the disciples in Antioch, as recorded in Acts 11:26.[8] The earliest recorded use of the term "Christianity" (Greek Χριστιανισμός) is by Ignatius of Antioch.[9]

Answer 10

Depends on which version of Christianity you put forth. I look at Christianity, in the purest sense as being quite similar to Buddhism...

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