Buddhism and Christianity
As a system of belief, Zen Buddhism arrived in Japan in the 14th century as the result of liberalization of trade relationships between Japan and China after finding it entry into the far eastern cultures through India. (Kitagawa, 1966) Buddhism is a system of belief with many sects that follow individual masters who are said to have achieved a new revelation on how to apply the Four Noble Laws. Buddhism was meant to give the practitioners influence and control over suffering in the world by teaching then to have greater control over themselves. The combined effect was to help the Buddhist to respond differently to the suffering around him. Thereby the Buddhist would be less entangled in the suffering in the surrounding world, and indirectly be able to affect change by lessening the corporate experience in suffering. In Medieval Japan, which was ruled by militaristic lords who frequently experienced civil uprisings, and territorial battles, suffering was an element of life which the Japanese had little to no control over. In India, and China, two other countries which have become Buddhist strongholds, economic depression, military overlords and unfavorable weather patterns also contributed to large amounts of uncontrollable suffering which impacted the average citizen's live. So the Buddhist treatise, which taught the practitioner that they could affect influence over the pain and suffering of their world thorough their life style held immediate emotional attraction for the average citizen.
As a result, Buddhism became a part of the Japanese, Chinese, and Indian cultures. In their book, Sources of Japanese Tradition, (1958) editors Tsoumada, deBary, and Keene describe the entrance, and saturation of Buddhism into the Japanese society this way.
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They both emphasize on the teaching of doing good and following rules to live right and happily. They both have vigorous missionary programs, in which they convert people to their religion. In the two religions, the people can worship in groups or individually. The religions have a leader of worship that is a monk in Buddhism and a Priest in Christianity. The two principles in the religion used parables
In fact, Hindus consider their religion not as a form of religion per se, but spirituality in general. Selvanayagam (2005) discussed the Hindu concept of spirituality, which takes into account all possible ways or manner in which enlightenment can be achieved. In India, wherein the Hindu religion is the dominant and an integral part of people's lives, Hinduism is considered more than a religion -- it is also a political
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Buddhism and Christianity: Complementary Worldviews According to the Gospel of Matthew, when a wealthy young man came to Jesus, and asked him how he might be made perfect, Jesus advised the eager young man to keep the commandments and essentially adhere to the Golden Rule to be good. But when the young man persisted and asked the Savior for more advice, Jesus said that the man should sell all he owned
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