Buddhism is
centered upon the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha, whereas Christianity is
centered on the Life and Teachings of Jesus Christ. Buddhism is a nontheistic
religion, i.e., it does not believe in a supreme creator being a.k.a. God. Christianity is a monotheistic religion and believes that
Christ Is the Son Of God. Buddhism is a Dharmic religion. Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism and is an Abrahamic
religion.
Buddhism versus Christianity comparison chart
Buddhism Christianity
1.Place of origin Nepal. Roman province of Judea.
2.Place of worship Buddhist monasteries, Church, chapel, cathedral,
by Buddhists.The
Buddha himself
Buddhism Christianity
1.Place of origin Nepal. Roman province of Judea.
2.Place of worship Buddhist monasteries, Church, chapel, cathedral,
temples, shrines. basilica.
3.Practices Practices of the Threefold Prayer, sacraments, Training: Virtue, worship in church, Concentration, reading of the Bible, and Wisdom, a.k.a the acts of charity, Noble Eightfold Path. communion.
4.Use of statues Common. In Catholic & Orthodox and pictures Churches.
5.Belief of God The idea of an One God: Father, Son, omniscient, and Holy Spirit.
4.Use of statues Common. In Catholic & Orthodox and pictures Churches.
5.Belief of God The idea of an One God: Father, Son, omniscient, and Holy Spirit.
omnipotent, omnipresent
creator is rejectedby Buddhists.The
Buddha himself
refuted the theistic
argument that the
universe was created
by a self-conscious,
personal God.
6.Founder Gautama Buddha (born The Lord Jesus Christ.
as Prince Siddhartha).
7.Goal of religion To attain enlightenment To love God and obey his
and be released from commandments while the cycle of rebirth and creating a relationship death, thus attaining with Jesus Christ and Nirvana. spreading the Gospel so
that others may also be saved.
8.Clergy The Buddhist Sangha, Priests, bishops, ministers, composed of bhikkhus monks, and nuns. (male monks) and
by a self-conscious,
personal God.
6.Founder Gautama Buddha (born The Lord Jesus Christ.
as Prince Siddhartha).
7.Goal of religion To attain enlightenment To love God and obey his
and be released from commandments while the cycle of rebirth and creating a relationship death, thus attaining with Jesus Christ and Nirvana. spreading the Gospel so
that others may also be saved.
8.Clergy The Buddhist Sangha, Priests, bishops, ministers, composed of bhikkhus monks, and nuns. (male monks) and
bhikkhunis (female
monks). The sangha is
supported by lay Buddhists.
9.Life after death If nirvana isn't Eternity in Heaven or Hell, attained during life, the in some cases temporal aggregates will be Purgatory.
renewed into a
the Buddha in order to
become like the Buddha.
12.Religious law Live according to the Has existed among Dharma ie precepts. Catholics in the form of There is no religious law. canon law.
13.Means of Following the Noble Through Christ's Passion, Salvation Eightfold Path. Death,and Resurrection.
14. View of the The highest teacher and N/A
Buddha the founder of Buddhism,
the all-transcending sage.
15.Original Magadhiprakrit. Aramaic, Greek,
language and Latin.
16.Follower Buddhist. Christian.
17.Confessing Sin is not a Buddhist Protestants confess sins concept. straight to God, Catholic confess mortal sins to a Priest, and venial sins to God
Anglicans confess
to Priests but considered
optional. God always forgives sins in Jesus.
18. Marriage It is not a religious A Holy Sacrament.
duty to marry. Monks
and nuns do not marry
and are celibate.
19.Use of Used as meditation Forbidden in Protestant statue objects, and revered denominations; icons are as they reflect the used in Catholic & the qualities of the Buddha. Orthodox denominations.
20.Holy days Vesak day in which the The Lord's Day; Advent,
birth, the awakening, Christmas; New Year, Lent, and the parinirvana of the Easter, Pentecost, everyday Buddha is celebrated. is dedicated to a Saint.
21.Authority Dalai Lama is the N/A
of Dalai Lama spiritual head of
Tibetan Buddhism.
22.Population 300-350 million. Over a billion adherents.
23.Scripture Tripitaka - a vast canon The Holy Bible.
composed of 3 sections:
the Discourses, the
Discipline and the
Commentaries.
24.Symbols The Wheel of the Cross, ichthys ("Jesus fish"),
Dharma. Mary and baby Jesus.
25.Geographical Theradava Buddhist Europe, North and South
distribution and countries, Myanmar, America, and Australia and
predominance Laos, Thailand, New Zealand.
Cambodia and Sri Lanka.
26.Goal of To eliminate mental Objective reality. Worship of
Philosophy suffering. God who created life, the
universe, and is eternal.
Christianity has its own philosophy, found in the
Bible. That philosophy is
Salvation from sin, through Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
27.Status of The Buddha rejected N/A.
Vedas the 5 Vedas, according
to the dialogues seen
in the nikayas.
monks). The sangha is
supported by lay Buddhists.
9.Life after death If nirvana isn't Eternity in Heaven or Hell, attained during life, the in some cases temporal aggregates will be Purgatory.
renewed into a
completely different
entity.
10.Human nature Ignorance and craving Man has inherited "original is what that keeps sin from Adam. Mankind sentient beings in this then is inherently evil and cycle of birth and is in need of forgiveness of and death. To leave sin. By knowing right and one has to achieve wrong Christians choose enlightenment their actions. Humans are through one's a fallen, broken race in
own effort. need of salvation and repair by God.
become like the Buddha.
12.Religious law Live according to the Has existed among Dharma ie precepts. Catholics in the form of There is no religious law. canon law.
13.Means of Following the Noble Through Christ's Passion, Salvation Eightfold Path. Death,and Resurrection.
14. View of the The highest teacher and N/A
Buddha the founder of Buddhism,
the all-transcending sage.
15.Original Magadhiprakrit. Aramaic, Greek,
language and Latin.
16.Follower Buddhist. Christian.
17.Confessing Sin is not a Buddhist Protestants confess sins concept. straight to God, Catholic confess mortal sins to a Priest, and venial sins to God
Anglicans confess
to Priests but considered
optional. God always forgives sins in Jesus.
18. Marriage It is not a religious A Holy Sacrament.
duty to marry. Monks
and nuns do not marry
and are celibate.
19.Use of Used as meditation Forbidden in Protestant statue objects, and revered denominations; icons are as they reflect the used in Catholic & the qualities of the Buddha. Orthodox denominations.
20.Holy days Vesak day in which the The Lord's Day; Advent,
birth, the awakening, Christmas; New Year, Lent, and the parinirvana of the Easter, Pentecost, everyday Buddha is celebrated. is dedicated to a Saint.
21.Authority Dalai Lama is the N/A
of Dalai Lama spiritual head of
Tibetan Buddhism.
22.Population 300-350 million. Over a billion adherents.
23.Scripture Tripitaka - a vast canon The Holy Bible.
composed of 3 sections:
the Discourses, the
Discipline and the
Commentaries.
24.Symbols The Wheel of the Cross, ichthys ("Jesus fish"),
Dharma. Mary and baby Jesus.
25.Geographical Theradava Buddhist Europe, North and South
distribution and countries, Myanmar, America, and Australia and
predominance Laos, Thailand, New Zealand.
Cambodia and Sri Lanka.
26.Goal of To eliminate mental Objective reality. Worship of
Philosophy suffering. God who created life, the
universe, and is eternal.
Christianity has its own philosophy, found in the
Bible. That philosophy is
Salvation from sin, through Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
27.Status of The Buddha rejected N/A.
Vedas the 5 Vedas, according
to the dialogues seen
in the nikayas.
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