Buddhism is a religion with most of its followers based in Asia. Buddha is their leader and they often refer to him as the enlightened one. Christianity is a religion with most of its followers living in the United States and South America. Jesus is their leader and he is often referred to as the Son of God. Both Christianity and Buddhism began around two thousand years ago by one man teaching people his principles and beliefs. Buddha taught that in order to achieve nirvana a person must do good
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The Similarities Between Buddhism And Christianity Christianity and Buddhism‚ as one of the world’s three major religions‚ occupy very important position in the society‚ influence most of people. Maybe they have different religious doctrines and faiths‚ but they also share the similarities. First of all‚ I think that both Buddhism and Christianity can help people relieve their pressure through repenting the mistakes they did. Christians think if they embrace Jesus‚ repent and mend your ways
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Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Hinduism were all major religions in the Indian empires. People just sought a way of living‚ a guide through life that suited them best. New religions and philosophies appealed to the interest of the new social classes. All of these were very influential in day to day life and shaped the way of thinking and ruling of the empires of their times. Jainism was among the most influential of the new religions. This religion only became popular‚ when Vardhamana Mahavira turned to
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Australia is a Unique environment Reasons Australia’s environment is unique far outweighs the insane minimal reasons it is considered not. Australia has the world’s most unique fauna and flora‚ our landforms are like no other‚ the geographical perspective on how Australia was formed is unlike any country/continent and finally the natural hazards Australia experiences on a daily basis is unlike the world has seen. Thus it is obvious to say that Australia definitely has the most unique environment in
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have their different beliefs and cultures that are interesting to observe. One of the most interesting aspects on religion istheir views and approaches on suffering. Two religions that I find have interesting views on suffering are Christianity and Buddhism. {draw:frame} In the Bible‚ it pays a good deal of attention to the reality of suffering. Christianity doesn’t disregard and turn a cold shoulder towards suffering like some religions have neither do they deal with it superficially. One of
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INTRODUCTION India is predominantly an agricultural country. In India‚ agriculture has a significant history. Agriculture continues to be the man stay of life for majority of the Indian personnel. According to ninth five year plan ‚ agriculture has all the way been the most vital sector of the Indian economy .Thus ‚ one of
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Some believe Buddhism is the most peaceful religion around. This may be because Buddhists believe every human is full of great worth but also contains evil habits. This religion teaches that every man is responsible for his own actions‚ and each individual can guide their own destiny. Although bad decisions are usually followed by consequence in most religious situations‚ Buddhism is slightly different. As demonstrated in other religions‚ sin is very common. But as for Buddhism‚ there is no such
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with God. Practices within the Sikhism religion include prayer and meditation on God’s name‚ services at the gurdwara temple‚ worship and charity. Despite the various practices and origins’ of these eastern religions‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism has much in common. These three religions strongly believe in karma which stresses nonviolence among all living things‚ including themselves. They believe that if one does well their life will end in happiness and if one does badly their life will result
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differences and similarities. Throughout this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting several traditional religions with the religion of Buddhism which will be my main focus. Dating back to 6th century BC‚ Buddhism is the world’s fourth largest religion with approximately 250 to 500 million adherents. In this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting Buddhism with Hinduism; the world’s third largest religion‚ and Christianity; the world’s largest religion. First I will begin with Hinduism. Hinduism
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Buddhism was spread to China through the trade routes that went through Central Asia and Southeast Asia. A large portion of the Indian merchants were Buddhists. The Buddhist bodhisattva was portrayed as an enlightened saint for the merchants. The bodhisattva would be there for the merchants to protect them from danger and would give them courage for their long voyages. Since the Buddhists monks were not there with the Buddhist merchants on their voyages the bodhisattva was there to protect them.
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