Compare and Contrast Buddhism and Christianity

Religion is one of the oldest and most sacred traditions of the human species. Religion started off as a basic belief in an afterlife, and then further developed into tribal religions, which evolved into ancestral worship, then to polytheism, and lastly into monotheism. Monotheism in the form of Christianity is the largest religion of the modern world, and it has similar beliefs to other world religions such as Buddhism. Christianity and Buddhism are similar because both religions teach about the equality of people and that making good choices reflects the positive teachings of that religion. They are also similar in how they formed, as both broke off from another religion that was exclusive, and both became popular and spread easily because they were inclusive to all people. These religions are different because of the locations in which they developed, beliefs in a different afterlife, and the different lives of Jesus and Buddha.
Christianity and Buddhism have similar beliefs in that all people are created equal, and that each religion teaches people how to make good decisions that honor their God or Gods. Both of the religions have basic tenants that set forth their beliefs. In Buddhism there are the Four Noble Truths and the 8-Fold Path, and in Christianity there are the 10 Commandments. Each of these beliefs is a set of laws that tell followers of the religion about the equality of people and how to make the choices to live a pure life. Both religions broke off from already powerful and widely accepted exclusive religions in order to provide salvation to everyone. Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) founded Buddhism from Hinduism because he was unhappy with the exclusivity of Hindus. In Buddhism, one can still believe in the same Gods but doesn’t have to be in the top class to be saved as was the case with Hinduism. Likewise in Christianity, Jesus was born into a Jewish family, who God said were the chosen people, but he left because he said he was the