christian evidences
Christian Evidences
CHRISTIANITY AND BUDDHISM
Buddhism was spawned in a Hindu environment, and therefore has some similarities to Hinduism. Just as is the case for Hinduism, there are countless forms and expressions of Buddhism. Many of the same criticisms that are used against Hinduism have been used against Buddhism. "Buddha" is a word which means "awakened one." Buddhism began with a man who was given this title after he was asked whether he was a …
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…Christ and his atoning work. Through his or her own effort, a human being cannot save himself. In contrast, Hinduism and Buddhism purport to show others how to save themselves.
1 Huston Smith, p. 95.
2 Majjhima Nikaya, Sutta 63.
3 Huston Smith, p. 109.
4 Ibid., p. 110.
5 Ibid., p. 111.
6 Ibid., p. 118.
7 Nyanatiloka, The Word of The Buddha: An Outline of the Teaching of the Buddha in the Words of the Pali Canon
(Kandy, Ceylon: Buddhist Publication Society, 1968), p.4.
8 Ibid., p. ix.
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