Buddhism & Christianity
Buddhism & Christianity
Buddhism, when you hear this word what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Do you picture that big guy eating that’s known so well, or how about meditation? What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Christianity? Jesus? The church? These things are probably the only things that most people think of, but there is so much more to these religions and beliefs then most people know of.
Let’s talk Buddhism; Buddhism is a widespread Asian religion/philosophy founded by Siddhartha Gautama in north east India in the 5th century BC. Buddhism is divided into many a number of traditions. They have three main practices that are divided into groups. The first one is called Sila wich consists of virtue, good conduct, and morality. Sila also teaches the principles of equality. The second goes by the name of Samadhi, Samadhi teaches concentration, meditation, mental development, and being able to control your own mind. And the last is called Prajna, Prajna is considered the heart of Buddhism wich emerges when your mind is calm and pure. Like Christianity, Buddhism has something that is similar to the Bible, but is separated into volumes because of how many teachings, sayings, and proverbs that it consists of. They have Sutras wich have recorded saying of Buddha wich are then collected into cannons known as the Tripitaka, or 3 baskets. Also like Christianity, Buddhism ha the five precepts wich are like the Ten Commandments in the Bible. The five precepts are do not kill, do not steal, don’t lie, don’t misuse sex, and don’t consume alcohol or drugs. One of the things that they firmly believe in is reincarnation. Reincarnation is the concept that people are reborn after death. Christianity originated in present day Israel while it was under Roman rule wich is estimated to have been about 2,000 years ago. Christians believe in God who is the father and our creator, Buddhists believe in multiple gods, but don’t
Buddhism, when you hear this word what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Do you picture that big guy eating that’s known so well, or how about meditation? What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word Christianity? Jesus? The church? These things are probably the only things that most people think of, but there is so much more to these religions and beliefs then most people know of.
Let’s talk Buddhism; Buddhism is a widespread Asian religion/philosophy founded by Siddhartha Gautama in north east India in the 5th century BC. Buddhism is divided into many a number of traditions. They have three main practices that are divided into groups. The first one is called Sila wich consists of virtue, good conduct, and morality. Sila also teaches the principles of equality. The second goes by the name of Samadhi, Samadhi teaches concentration, meditation, mental development, and being able to control your own mind. And the last is called Prajna, Prajna is considered the heart of Buddhism wich emerges when your mind is calm and pure. Like Christianity, Buddhism has something that is similar to the Bible, but is separated into volumes because of how many teachings, sayings, and proverbs that it consists of. They have Sutras wich have recorded saying of Buddha wich are then collected into cannons known as the Tripitaka, or 3 baskets. Also like Christianity, Buddhism ha the five precepts wich are like the Ten Commandments in the Bible. The five precepts are do not kill, do not steal, don’t lie, don’t misuse sex, and don’t consume alcohol or drugs. One of the things that they firmly believe in is reincarnation. Reincarnation is the concept that people are reborn after death. Christianity originated in present day Israel while it was under Roman rule wich is estimated to have been about 2,000 years ago. Christians believe in God who is the father and our creator, Buddhists believe in multiple gods, but don’t