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Christianity And Buddhism - School Essays

Christianity And Buddhism

Christianity became the religion of Emperor Constantine and the official religion of the Roman Empire in 395. Christianity strongly advocates acts of kindness, compassion and good deeds. John the Baptist encouraged the people to share with others what you have. He preached non-violence and inspired people to be content and satisfied within their means. He preached the repentance of sins and the coming of Jesus.
Jesus preached forgiveness and tolerance. He did not believe in condemning people for their sins, for if you judge people you cannot love them.
In my opinion, the principles of Christianity relate to the teachings of Hinduism and Buddhism. "Karma" is intentional action, that is, a ...

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law of cause and effect at work. In this way, the effect of one's past karma determine the nature of one's present situation in life.
The Buddha said,
"According to the seed that is sown,
So is the fruit you reap
The door of good of will gather good result
The door of evil reaps evil result.
If you plant a good seed well,
Then you will enjoyed the good fruits."

The theory of karma has a definite appeal as it proposes that we really will be rewarded or punished for our good and bad actions. In fact, in this area the theory of karma has an
advantage even over Western religious ideas of an eternal Heaven and eternal Hell; because any reward or punishment of infinite duration is clearly not in proportion to one's original acts. In the first place, we have probably all had the experience of doing something we believed to be wrong, and experiencing a certain twinge. Remorse is certainly part of it, but there seems also to be a definite component of fear. On some ...

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Added: 4/5/2008 07:43:06 AM
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