Sacraments in Christianity & Buddhist Beliefs

Buddhist doctrine was formulated in the sixth century B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, who was given the title of Buddha. Within the spiritual philosophy of Buddhism is embedded the values and worldview of Buddhists, whose truths are founded on the Four Noble Truths. If we review these core truths of Buddhism, we can see many of the concepts that are still significant to modern followers of Buddhism:

2) The cause of suffering is ôbirth sinö or desire.

3) Suffering can be ended only by Nirvana, the extinguishment of desire.

4) Following the Eightfold Path to righteousness will extinguish desire: right views, right intentions, right speech, right conduct, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right meditation (Murphy, p. 147).

Buddhism incorporates many concepts that are found in Christianity, including karma, rebirth, hell, and purgatory. Individual salvation and monasticism in Buddhist doctrine is also similar to Christianity. However, the Christian belief in Jesus as the human incarnation of the Holy Father is distinct from Buddhism. There

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