Jesus spoke of his nearing death and said that he would rise again. Within hours after a celebration with his disciples Jesus was brought before a council of Jewish leaders and accused of blasphemy. He was later crucified. (Brodd 405) Jesus was put to rest in a tomb. Later two women went to Jesus's tomb, to find that Jesus was not there. When they arrived inside the tomb, they came across an angel, who spoke to them. The angel said, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here: for he is risen." (Mathew 28:5) .
The gospel's revealed their understanding of the kind of messiah Jesus was to be; a son of God who was filled with the spirit of God and was sent to the earth so he could suffer for the sins of others. Christians believe Jesus died for our sins. And it is through sin that evil in all its forms, becomes a reality in the world. Christian's see Christ`s suffering as a supreme proof of God's grace for the sake of humanity. They believe that worst of all, sin separates humanity from God. It is only through salvation from sin that they restore the original relationship with God which they find to be their true place, purpose, and fulfillment. The best way to rise above sin is to be loving, humble, generous, and righteous. (Brodd 410) One of the more important features of the practicing Christian is the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments are considered to be the law. Two of the more important commandants is that of what Jesus said "you shall love the lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it; you shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."(Mathew 22:37)All of the commandants are important to any modern day Christian. Another important feature of independent Christians is the act of prayer.
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. ...