- They both preach almost the same values and penalities for actions
- People who die go to heaven or hell
- There are many forms of Buddhism, many ways of understanding Buddhism. If you have one hundred people practicing Buddhism, you may have one hundred forms of Buddhism. The same is true in Christianity. If there are one hundred thousand people practicing Christianity, there may be one hundred thousand ways of understanding Christianity
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/User:Kamuna 23:01, 22 Jul 2010 (UTC)
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/User:Kamuna 23:01, 22 Jul 2010 (UTC) Buddhists do NOT believe in a heaven or a hell. In Buddhism the life after death concept consists of Samsara and Nirvana. In otherwords, reincarnation and liberation from the never ending cycle of rebirth. The break through or liberation is made when ones Karma is good enough that one is enlightened.
They do not belive in a god like Christians
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Although certain schools of Buddhism do believe in gods, most would reject the idea of monotheism or an omniscient/omnipotent being - unlike Christianity, Buddhism does not teach a story of creation, and is not concerned with the story of creation, rather they believe there is more urgent matters to deal with; ending suffering and reaching enlightenment
Buddhists do not believe in heaven and hell
Buddhists do believe in Nirvana (commonly mistaken for Heaven) - a state in which there is no more suffering, the fire of Samsara (suffering) has been extinguished
Similarities:
Attitude towards mankind: Christians believe all people are created in the image of God, and therefore they are on an equal footing.
Buddhists believe mankind are united and on an equal footing too, but for different reasons: all mankind is capable of achieving enlightenment and reaching Nirvana, and therefore is equal and should be treated so.
Rules: Christians hold the 10 commandments dear and use them as a guideline for life
Buddhists hold the 5+ precepts dear and use them as a guideline for life
(both include points of not harming one another: Christians "Thou shalt not kill" Exodus and Buddhism "I undertake the training rule to abstain from taking life."
Some Christians adopt a pacifist/non-violent view on life (Quakers in particular), that no human life should be harmed in any case. Buddhists agree that life should not be harmed; within the Eightfold Path (a very important Buddhist teaching on how to achieve enlightenment and defeat suffering) is a teaching of 'Right Livelihood' which teaches that people should not take up occupations/jobs that harm other people or create bad karma
Christians generally believe that good deeds lead to good consequences; pursuing a life of good and not of evil, may lead to heaven. In Buddhism, good deeds create good karma which leads to a good rebirth and eventually leads to enlightenment (Nirvana).