BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY

Buddhist and Christian ethics

Buddhist and Christian ethics

Introduction

The topic under study focuses on the differences between Buddhist ethics and Christian Ethics.

Discussion

Buddhism

Buddhism is based on the teachings of the first Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. Buddha did not see himself as God or God's messenger. In Buddhism, the concept is that there is rebirth. Man, angels and beings are trapped in the cycle of life and are bound by their karma. They can escape only through the overcoming of one's own karma (Cousins, 1974).

Christianity

Christianity is based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Jesus described himself not as a prophet, but as the Son of God. In Christianity, salvation is acquired not by own doing, but by the grace of God that applies to everyone. Christianity is the only religion that does not say "you must" but "you do not have to." There are certain rules that are required for living together: to honor God, not to steal, not to kill, do not speak ill of others, one way to have eternal life, not a paradise developing. In Christianity, It's enough to say yes to God's love. It's enough to accept God's forgiveness and trust in his grace (Davidson, 1964).

Similarities and Differences

Christianity is based on rational and relates primarily to the metaphysical realm. Is not empirically verified so NICH detectable and therefore contains the principles of dogmatism (Davidson, 1964). Buddhism is in the consideration of the rational to the real in what amounts to a verification of all axioms shown. Here, the self-responsibility and self-development is on the individual ego and has focused the collective ego and disempowered by much reduced (Cousins, 1974).

This caused no problems or confrontations with Christianity or other world religions, because they are moving in two very different levels. The Christendom is in the metaphysical level and the level of reality in Buddhism. The level of reality is the confirmation of hypotheses by individual self-awareness of absolute reality. On the metaphysical level, it remains exempt any Individual, this "faith aspect" should be a sphere of "free will". On the level of reality, it is said to be working to achieve the above. It is this compelling tenet of mental concentration and purification applied, so as to arrive at the knowledge of their effectiveness (Cousins, 1974).

All religions in this world have a common denominator, which is a psychological function in the regulation of human life crises. All crisis situations, specifically at the death and the bereaved, provide an enormous psychological burden specified in this case, the religions, the cults and Ritual aimed at reducing the pain phase and to mitigate by make clear the usefulness of survival and thus the refuge in certain ideals project.

As mentioned above, all religions meet (including Buddhism) to these tasks. We will now apply a critical consideration in today's Christianity. With the current zeitgeist, we show that certain important values ??are not encountered that were forgotten or lost, and is a spiritual void in these ...