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Jesus Christ & Buddha

Jesus and Buddha are very similar in terms of historical experience. Both were transformed by personal experiences into teachers who respectively founded the religious traditions of Christianity and Buddhism. Guatama Siddhartha (Buddha) was born circa 525 B.C., while Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem sometime between 8 B.C. and 4 B.C., (World, p. 1). There are many similarities between the religious philosophies founded by Buddha and Christ, yet there are also distinct differences between them. This research will compare and contrast some of the similarities and differences between Buddha and Christ.

There are many similarities between Buddha and Christ. As Acharya (p. 1) maintains, ôIt has not escaped the notice of a number of researchers and scholars that numerous elements of Buddhism closely resemble the Christian myth and ideology.ö Many stories, examples, and doctrines of Buddha are remarkably similar to the tradition in the Gospels which discuss the life and doctrines of Christ. For example, both Buddha and Jesus were baptized in the presence of a spirit, both fasted in solitude for long periods, both were tempted by evil at the beginning of their ministry, and both were called upon to provide a sign from the masses before they believed. Other similarities include both Buddha and Christ striving to create a kingdom of heaven on earth. One scholar notes that ôboth were itinerant preachers with a close group of trustees within a larger group of disciples, [and] both demanded that their disciples renounce all worldly possessions,ö (Buddha, p. 1).

Despite such similarities, there are also distinctions in the life and philosophies of Buddha and Jesus. Buddha believed in the concepts of reincarnation and karma, concepts that encompassed a cycle of life, death, and rebirth in order to atone for oneÆs sins. As Durant (p. 427) notes, Buddha recalled: ôI saw beings passing aw

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