Name Three Similarities Between Christianity and Buddhism?

Answer 1

Both are off shoots of another faith

Both utilize ways to control the physical senses

Both were started by a prophet.

Answer 2

The only one I can come up with is salvation being the analog to nirvana (release from the karmic wheel). If you read far enough into The Holy Bible they *finally* get to what Buddhists will tell you the first day you ask "what is it?" - that being the golden rule. I'm not sure I'd call that a similarity since you had to read a lot of Bible to get to that part.

Answer 3

Jesus Christ is a composite of many previous savior/gods, and memories in the OT. Jesus is worshiped on Sunday because of fact he's a solar god, like Mithra, Zeus/Jupiter, Horus, Attis, Dionysus, Adonis, Tammuz, Hercules, Perseus, Bacchus, Apollo, Helios, and Sol Invictus -- whose birthdays are additionally on the previous wintry climate solstice of December 25, whilst the solar is “reborn.” there have been greater desirable than a dozen different deities and saviors who have been resurrected after violent deaths -- Mithra, Osiris/Serapis, Inanna/Ishtar, Horus, Perseus, Bacchus, Attis, Hermes, Adonis, Hercules/Heracles, Tammuz, Asclepius, and Prometheus. Christianity purely advised the tale the appropriate, and controlled to get administration of the government decrease than Constantine. for plenty greater evidence, see the hyperlinks. -

Answer 4

Look at this site......also get the book
"The Lotus and the Cross: Jesus Talks with Buddha" by Ravi Zacharias

ISBN: 1-57673-854-X

Answer 5

Both have their God as idols or statues and worship them.
Both practices Monasthism
Both Pope and a Monk never marry and remain a bachlor throughout life.

Answer 6

they both attempt
to answer the problem of suffering
they were both started by charismatic figures
prayer is not the same thing as meditation
and nirvana not the same thing as heaven
but they are similar.

Answer 7

In an ideal practice of both we would each practice compassion,
kind heartedness and love without hesitation and unconditionally. This is what we are instructed to do in both traditions. (Buddhist)

Answer 8

I suppose both Buddha and Jesus taught not to harm any living thing. They both taught non-attachment, but to different degrees. The Buddha didn't know any magic tricks though...

Answer 9

1. They told us to love each other
2. Never make sin or u'll be suffer in hell
3. help other people

Answer 10

both haveAnswers to problem of suffering
both emphasize an importance of detachment
both have ethics-based benevolence
both have holy scriptures
both have teacher and savior figures( in Mahayana anyhow)
both have produced monastic communities