Christianity And Buddhism Similarities

Buddhism is very interesting in regard to its beliefs on birth and death because they are quite unique compared to other religions. Buddhism and Hinduism originated from very similar locations, so they contain many of the same elements in what they believe about birth and death. They both believe in Karma and reincarnation, but Buddhism looks at them differently. Buddha taught that there is only one great soul that encompasses every person that has ever lived, will live, and is living now. This means that when a person dies they don’t necessarily have a soul that can be passed on into another life, but their personality traits can recombine in another life form as a sort of rebirth. This is also how Buddha taught how Karma works. There is no distinct soul for Karma to follow
The theme of Karma is very prevalent in the Buddhist religion because there is no deity or higher being to pass down judgement or punish poor behavior, there is only the laws of Karma as a motivator to act correctly. This differs greatly from many other religions, namely Christianity.

Christianity Origins:
Christianity is the largest religion in the world. It is practiced by over two billion people all over the earth. Christianity actually began as an offshoot of Judaism back around 30 CE. It originated in the middle east in the Palestine area, similar to both Judaism and Islam. This has caused a lot of controversy in modern times due to debates over what holy lands belong to which religions. Christianity, as denoted by its name, stems from the teachings of Jesus the Christ or Yeshua. Christ in this case meaning Anointed One or Messiah. Jesus’ birth was of a miraculous nature as his mother was a virgin when an angel came down and told her she was carrying the Messiah according to Christian teachings. Yeshua was born in a town called