Most people grow up surrounded by religion, whether it be Judaism, Hinduism or any of the many other religions across the world. Any religion is hard to describe in a few words, and they all seem so different. This paper talks about two religions and how they started and began to shape people's views. Theravada Buddhism is literally translated as "the doctrine of the elders, established in 240 B.C at the Mahavihara in Sri lank." (Brodd 166) Christianity came around nearly two centuries later in "63 B.C in Jerusalem." (Brodd 403).
n independent Christian institution is one that is not formally aligned with an established religious denomination, such as the Catholics or orthodox Christians. Independent Christians are monotheist, which means they believe in only one god. They have one main scripture called the Bible, which is comprised of many different narratives written between 70-100 A.D. Most Christians believe the bible is full of gospels, not biographies (Brodd 404). The Bible starts with "In the beginning god created the heavens and the earth."(Genesis 1:1) The Bible then moves on over many different narratives of religious figures in Christianity. One of the more important narratives to independent Christians is that of Jesus's birth. A part of the New Testament in the bible. .
Jesus is viewed as the son of God, sent by God to teach us his lessons. Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary and lived a mortal life. He demonstrated his teachings by example, parable, sermons, and miracles. He performed healings and miracles that testified to god's presence within him. One of the many miracles God performed was when He brought back to life a little girl. He "took her by the hand and called saying, "little girl arise." Then her spirit returned and she arose immediately (Luke 8:54). As enthusiasm for his teachings and miracles grew, Jesus' popularity aroused resentment among members of the other religious establishment.
Buddhism is one of those religions. ... Buddhism sacred text was the three baskets of wisdom. Buddhism has two major teachings. ... One can compare to the Hindus Dharma and the Ten Commandments to Christianity. ... One was called the Theravada Sect and the other The Mahayana Sect. ...
Buddhism has broken off into three major traditions. These traditions are Theravada Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhism, and Vajrayana Buddhism. ... Tibetan Buddhism draws from both Mahayana Buddhism and also Theravada Buddhism. It follows the teachings, meditation techniques, and ordination vows from the Theravada and the cosmology and philosophy of Mahayana teachings. ... Although these schools formed independent of one another due in part to individual teaching lineages and the emphasis each group had on specific esoteric teachings they still agree on essential teachings of the Buddha. ...
When compared to Christianity, Buddhism offers a more tangible way of seeking inner peace. ... There are many different types of Buddhism found around the world but three of the largest groups are Theravada, or Hinayana Buddhists, Mahayana Buddhists, and the Zen Buddhists. Theravada Buddhists, Theravada meaning "the way of the elders," believe that every man must find his own path to nirvana, inner peace. ... When comparing Buddhism with Christianity, there are many similarities but also a few major differences. ... An important difference to note when looking at Christianity and Buddhism...
Prince Siddhartha, also known as Buddha was the creator of Buddhism (Buddhism: an Overview, pg 335). ... Buddhism is also divided into different schools, which are, Theravada and Mahayana Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism follows the original teachings of Buddha closer than other groups. ... It is said that Buddhism has been sculpted by its surrounding culture. ... Because of this Buddhism is an unclear religion. ...
BUDDHISM Buddhism is a religion that was started by Siddhartha Guatama in the 6th century B.C. ... There are two major branches, or "sects" of the Buddhist religion; they are Theravada and Mahayana. There are also Zen Buddhism, Pure Land Buddhism, Yogacara Buddhism, and Vajrayana Buddhism. There are also different types for different countries, for example, there is Vietnamese Buddhism, there is Chinese Buddhism, and there is Tibetan Buddhism. ... Buddhism is probably one of the most uprising religions today. ...
From then on the rules of Buddhism came from that incident. There four basic types of Buddhism in India right now. The first is Theravada, second is Mahayana, third is Vatrayana, and last but not least is Zen, which is one of the main types of Buddhism in the United States. Pali Canon is one of the languages that the Theravada was written in. ... You also have to realize that nothing in Buddhism is Impermanence or Anicca. ...
(Gard 19) The ways that Buddhism is contrasts from Christianity are the facts that Buddhists do not have: Transcendent or any other types of God or Gods A need for a personal savior Power of prayer to a Deity Eternal life in heaven or hell (Robison 3) There is part of the Decalogue that describes behaviors to avoid. ... However, Tibetan Buddhism is not the only form of Buddhism. ... But some of the main sects are: "Theravada Buddhism (sometimes-called Southern Buddhism; occasionally spelled Therevada) "has been the dominant school of Buddhism in most of Southeast Asia since the thirtee...
The second religion we studied in class was buddhism. While buddhism is similar to hinduism in many ways, there are also many ways that buddhism is different. ... Hinduism also doesn't have a founder that is known by us, while buddhism's founder was a man named Siddhartha Gautama. ... There are two main kinds of buddhists, the Theravada and the Mahayana buddists. The Theravada Buddhists are ones that are very strict to the teachings of Buddha, and most of them are monks, such as the monks in Mongolia. ...