The hypothesis has identified that Catholics and Buddhists believe in the concept of God and Ultimate Reality. The general idea of this perception was that each existent religion, there was to be a God or an ’Ultimate Reality’. This could be acknowledged in various ideas and concepts such as through religious traditions, rituals, myths and stories. Buddhists interpreted beliefs such as nirvana, a spiritual reality and Gods are temporary beings that share the same virtues as any other human disciple (Comparativereligion.com, 2015). In Christian philosophies, only one single God was worshipped and who was the creator of all. They have strong morality of good and evil, this would determine whether a person was to go to ‘heaven’ or ‘hell’. Through …show more content…
God created man on Earth and then Jesus Christ as proof of being human and celestial, also exemplifying the perspective of God the Father. Christianity focuses on the Torah as it states the way God showed redemption, it had also described God transforming from a ‘physical being’ to a ‘spiritual being’ (Fredriksen, 1988). The bible taught the people about God’s righteous doings in the world and God themselves (Theologynetwork.org, 2015). Therefore Christians strongly believed in the moral of a ‘good’ and ‘evil’, which determined if a person were to go up to heaven or down to hell. This can also be established through their actions reflecting the ‘Ten Commandments’. The conception of Ultimate Reality made by Christianity was through one individual God who was the true creation of the …show more content…
Buddhists claimed to have no knowledge of the derivation of the world however have a solid faith towards the idea of Nirvana and the way to Heaven as a type of reward for doing good deeds in the world and obeying the moral law (Goldburg, Blundell and Jordan, 2009). “The Theravada school, which claims to have guarded the unaltered message of its founder, teaches that there is neither a personal god, nor a spiritual or material substance that exists by itself as Ultimate Reality.” (Comparativereligion.com, 2015) it has been made evident from this source that in Buddhism there was no origin to their ‘God’, however just a spiritual element within the world and the transcendent truth governing the universe and human life. Ultimate Reality could also be perceived as ‘samsara’, meaning an endless existence or a cycle of birth and death, as there is no beginning. A portrayal could be seen from the bhavacakra, or also known as the Wheel of Life and Death, illustrating the universe as a sequence of concentric circles all within the hold of Mara, the lord of death (Patheos.com, 2015). Ultimate Reality from a Buddhist perspective has been identified as a continuous life in peace and spirit without an end or a
This paper will explore the question of how to understand the nature of perceived ultimateity in Zen Buddhism. This will be achieved through providing a justification for why this question should be of any interest and then hypothesizing about possible implications of the results. Next, the framework that is to be used in categorizing the core beliefs in Zen will be explained and made clear. After this description is complete, the author will proceed to fit Zen Buddhism into this framework and will demonstrate that the Zen religion is no exception to the employed framework. Finally, the author will describe the perceived ultimacy of Zen Buddhism.
Hinduism and Buddhism, worship multiple deities and they follow the same path to achieve the Nirvana state which is a place where all the enlightened are. The Buddha’s teaching help is regularly summarized in the four respectable Truths, which type those premises of the 1st sermon he conveyed then afterward achieving enlightenment, and the eightfold Path, which gives a fundamental aide to how to live in the world. . Over
This paper is a comparison between two very different religions. Specifically Christianity and Buddhism. Coming from opposite sides of the globe these two religions could not be any farther apart in any aspect. I will discuss who Christ is for Christians and who Buddha is for Buddhists. I will also get into the aspects of charity, love, and compassion in both religions and I will be looking at the individual self and how christians see resurrection where the buddhists feel about the afterlife. One thing to keep in mind is that the two religions are very different but they seem to have a very similar underlying pattern. Both believe that there was a savior of their people, Buddha and Christ, and both believe that there is something good that happens to us when our time is done here on earth. This is a very generalized summarization but in order to go in to depth I need to explain the two religions more to fully convey this theory.
While Nirvana is the ultimate spiritual attainment, most ordinary Buddhists show their commitment to the Buddha through several religious practices. The basic motives behind Buddhist practices mirror with those behind the Catholic tradition (Seay (2001,p.58). Both traditions aim to create togetherness within their community by developing a sense of communion with all present through a group activity. Some of these activities include group prayer/meditation and group singing/chanting. Another motive behind some Buddhist and Catholic practices is the principle of suffering, a significant element of religious tradition. This principle was formed on the basis of the suffering endured by Saddartha Gutama and Jesus Christ and is put into practice through traditions like achieving Nirvana and Le...
first part of the Buddhist salvation. Knowing that all is futile and there is nothing externally that
The Christian worldview emphasizes on one absolute God who is eternal and sacred. The origins that Christians follow is written in Genesis 1, proclaiming God spoke and created the world. God then created man in the image of God.
Although Buddhism and Christianity show several parallels, their three key differences are that Buddhists do not believe in one divine being, and have different views about both the purpose of life and the concept of afterlife. Buddhists do not believe in a Supreme Being, God or Creator, though many Buddhists today worship the Buddha - the central figure of Buddhism - and his teachings. They view him as someone with a universal spirit, an essence that can be attained by everyone rather than only a higher deity that rules over the world (Brown). Especially in Mahayana Buddhism, the concept of the Buddha nature is fundamental (“Pure Land”).... ...
On the other hand, Christians believe that after you die you go into a period of dormancy and until the second coming of Jesus will you be woken up and decide your fate whether you go to heaven or hell according to how you have lived your life. Christianity teaches salvation from sin through Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Through Him, the gift of eternal life is also attained. Christianity started as a missionary religion and has now become the world's most widespread faith. It focuses on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
Christianity and Islam are monotheistic religions, but Buddhism differs from those religions as it is considered more of a ‘lifestyle’ than a specific type of religion. Buddhism centers around ...
Religion is big part of human life. Every area of the world has some kind of religion or belief system. Religion is defined as “a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices” (“Religion” Def.2). With such a large amount of religions today, religion is widely variegated, usually with divisions in each one. Despite the large amount of religions, I will only be covering only three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Buddhism.
There are many traditions that have a definition on what the true nature or ultimate reality of the world is. However, there seems to be a steady definition that it is the eternal and unchanging world which does not contain a duality and complexity of the objective reality. It is to transcend from the conventional world and to be part or one with the universe. For Buddhism and Daoism, it is to be able to see the world for what it is and to not be motivated about attaining an end goal. Though the traditions, differ on how the subjects act in the conventional world before reaching the conclusion. Buddhism has a world of suffering lead by jealousy, greed, e.t.c., while Daoism sees life to be generally good, but desires may halt the procession
Christianity teaches that there is merely one God in all existence and that God created the universe. It also teaches that Jesus is the only way to be set free from the coming judgment of God and that Jesus desires his values and his standards to abound. Moreover, Christianity is the only religion that
Peace of mind, body and spirit, in a personal sense, a social sense and a universal sense. Although they share the same goal, adherents of the faiths have difference conceptions of what a ‘state of peace’ encompasses, and the path to which it may be attained. For Christians, the ultimate peace is in the afterlife, in heaven, where believers will find their salvation. In heaven there is no sin, Christians can see God, and live in his presence, whilst anyone who does not choose to believe within their lifetime on earth, will go to hell, a place of eternal pain and suffering. For Buddhists, peace is found in nirvana, through enlightenment, whereby one experiences perpetual rebirth until this ultimate harmony is achieved. Buddhism and Christianity both care about the Self and the Other, but the order is reversed. Buddhists believe that in serving yourself you serve others, focusing on your own path to enlightenment, and practicing loving kindness, will leads to social transformation and world peace. Christians on the other hand serve others in order to serve self, believing that by following Jesus’ instructions and entering relationship with
The name Buddhism comes from the word "budhi" which means "to wake up." This philosophy originated from the life of a man named Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha. “At his naming ceremony, priests foretold that his life could go in one of two directions”( Molloy 125). He would either follow his father's footsteps and become a world ruler or he would become a spiritual leader, if he got exposed to the sight of suffering. As Siddhartha grew, his father kept him away from all the suffering of the outside world. He got educated and trained inside a luxurious palace, preparing to eventually become the ruler his father wanted him to be. All was going as planned until Siddhartha decide to visit a town close to his palace without...
First, Christianity and Buddhism’s fundamental view for Salvation will be briefly defined. Second and third, the life and teachings of Christ and Buddha will be respectively examined as their idea of salvation is significantly embedded within their scriptures. Lastly, the salvation that Christ compromises, and the salvation that Buddha teaches will be compared and evaluated.