What do Christians think of Buddhists?

Personally I think a lot of their teachings are very cool. I'm no expert, but I have had a few Buddhist friends.

The concept (if I don't misunderstand) of the falsity or illusion of emotions, including love, I find a bit pessimistic.

2007-11-30 09:45:56 · answer #1 · answered by Acorn 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋

Buddhists? Future Christians

2007-11-30 09:50:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋

I don't judge people based on their religious affiliations (I like to know the individual not the belief system). I don't think anything of them except they just want to follow the teachings of the Buddha. I don't see anything wrong with that. I have a friend who is Buddhist and there are many great Buddhist teachings that help humanity.

2007-11-30 10:05:30 · answer #3 · answered by cynical 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

I love them. I love Buddhism, too. Most Christians that I know are LDS (Mormons). I think the majority of them would be interested to know more about Buddhism, and get along well with Buddhists.

Buddhism contains many truths from God. When we accept all truth, we are blessed. Integrating Buddhist truths into my Christian beliefs has shed some meaningful light on concepts in Christianity that I didn't understand before (such as "let not thy right hand know what they left hand doeth" and "consider the lilies of the field... take no thought for what ye shall wear, etc..."

2007-11-30 09:54:00 · answer #4 · answered by MumOf5 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

I'm Catholic so I have a mixed attitude. I would agree with Thomas Merton that at the level of monasticism with it's emphasis of the ascetic life and personal communion with the essence of God or godhead there are striking paralells,but in terms of actual practice,most Buddhists engage in a very debased version of what you would encounter at an American Zen center. I've been to Buddhist countries and the peasants do in fact worship Siddhartha in the form of an idol statue.

2007-11-30 09:49:54 · answer #5 · answered by Galahad 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Buddhists rock

2007-11-30 09:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋

I think they're the most peaceful people around. I think Christians are pretty peaceful also, but I don't think a Buddhist nation has ever been in a war, or anything.

Besides, I never hear of radical Buddhists like I hear of radical Christians and radical Muslims. Why is that?

But I will admit I don't know much about the religion. I read "Siddhartha", but that's about it

2007-11-30 09:46:31 · answer #7 · answered by Free Thinker A.R.T. ††† 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋

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2016-10-18 10:23:06 · answer #8 · answered by henshaw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

I bet they place Buddhists right there with atheists.

2007-11-30 09:46:14 · answer #9 · answered by ►solo 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋

We think everyone is going to HELL!

On another note:
Are you sure you're a Buddhist?

2007-11-30 09:47:43 · answer #10 · answered by urukorcs 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋

What do Christians think of Buddhists?

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