Christianity And Buddhism Similarities

Buddhists and Christians both belong to their respective universal religions and it is amazing how many of them can be found around the globe nowadays. Like every religion, these two hold some similarities and differences. Like already mentioned above, Buddhism and Christianity have no specific location to which they officially belong to. From Europe, to the Americas and even Asia, you are able to find a follower of one of these universal religions. Another interesting similarity is how diverse the population of followers is compared to other religions. After all, race and ethnicity do not necessarily have to affect a person’s choice of religion, therefore, I believe this plays a significant role because Buddhism and Christianity are open to
Both Ashoka and Constantine were converts to their respective new faiths, also, both wanted to focus more on what they truly believed in and yet they had to find a balance in between faith and politics in order to rule their kingdoms in a proficient way. They were also similar in the sense that they had a significant impact in the land they resided in. Still, even though Constantine and Ashoka were kind of similar, they still had their differences. For example, one difference is how Constantine had to deal with the non-Christian subjects of Rome along with issues that arose from within the church. He also sent people who disrupted his job in seeking peace for Rome into exile and he was very lenient towards the people who did not belong to the church, but lived peacefully within Rome. On the other hand, Ashoka did not like dealing with Buddhism’s conflicts, and he also promoted the idea of dharma in India. Overall, their impact on their respective religion was that they were great examples of toleration, and they also portrayed the message that just because you belonged to a certain religion that did not meant that you had to ignore the existence of other