Comparing Jesus And Jesus In The Gospel Of Jesus

In the New Testament in the Gospel of John, Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the light and by following me you can enter the kingdom of God.” Buddha taught, that if you follow his path and live a moral life, be mindful of your thoughts and actions, and develop wisdom and compassion, you can reach enlightenment too. In their teachings, both Jesus and Buddha, provide a very practical guide to personal transformation that is remarkably similar. The Buddha and Jesus were both attempting to reach the same object, that an individual could be shown how to be righteous. Righteousness is a technical term among Christians that a righteous person will always look out for his duty to his neighbor. The Buddha on the other hand was showing his

Buddhists on the other hand solely focus on the dharma instead of the man Gautama Buddha. Miracles are another major distinction in the way Jesus believed that performing miracles was a way to show God’s power and possibilities proving his existence, as well as prove his own divine power. Buddha believed that using the miracles to impress people like a magician was a source of shame, humiliation, and disgust. Buddha refused to perform miracles because he believed that is not what helped end suffering and not a way of reaching enlightenment and to instead believe knowledge triumphed over physical actions.

Jesus and Buddha also differed when it came to those who questioned their teachings. Jesus became frustrated at those who listened to his teaching and did not change and still questioned him. Jesus’s anger stems from society’s disbelief in God. Buddha did not display these emotions as it was through people’s own path that either led them to suffering or enlightenment by their own choice.

Jesus in Buddhist teachings themselves were all way too similar, practically quoting one another, but as we can see through time, geographical, and society differences that Christianity and Buddhism contrast just as much as they are