Salvation in Christianity and Karma in Buddhism

Running head: BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY
Buddhism and Christianity
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Salvation in Christianity and Karma in Buddhism
Christianity is founded on the teachings of Jesus who lived around 2000 years ago (Cho,
2017). Buddhism on the other hand is founded on the teachings of Gautama Buddha. Christ Jesus
is the God and savior of Christians. For Buddhism, Buddha is mainly seen as a teacher and with
not saving power as that attributed to Jesus. When comparing Buddhism and Christianity, it
would be very important to point out that Christians believe in one God who is the creator of
heaven and earth and everything that is in it. Therefore, Christianity is a monotheistic religion.
Buddhists on the other hand to not believe in the presence of a supreme being who controls what
happens in the universe (Cormier, 2016). Therefore, Buddhism is a nontheistic religion.
The places of worship would also form a good part of the comparison between Buddhism
and Christianity. There are three main places of worship for the Buddhists. These include
Buddhist monasteries, shrines and temples (Olendzki, 2018). Christians on the other hand have
their main place of worship as the church. In addition to churches, Christians also worship in
cathedrals and basilicas. The other important aspect of the two religions is where they started.
Christianity started Roman province of Judea while Buddhism started on the subcontinent of
India. Christianity understand salvation as being delivered from a certain state which is not in
accordance to God’s law after accepting to be born again (Yong, 2019). Being born again simply
means leaving the old ways and accepting the way that are considered right by God. Christians
believe that anyone who want to have salvation must accept Jesus Christ as a personal savior.
Christians understand that salvation is being saved from danger and suffering and receiving
victory over the adversities of life. Christians base their understanding of salvation on what is
written in the bible. After understanding the scriptures, one is required to believe that Christ died
and resurrected for the redemption of human kind (Cormier, 2016). Once a person has believed