Christians practise to be Christ-like.
Buddhists practise to be Buddha-like.
Christians try to adhere to the commandments.
Buddhists, to the precepts.
Christians pray.
Buddhists meditate to understand the source of defilements.
The difference is just one believes in a saviour taking away sins, while buddhists believe in cutting off their own defilements.
Anonymous
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Reptilian. How can you be Buddhist ?
Yet another question in a long history of your reptilians agenda. Doing down the Christian Tradition, while at the same time, Screwing up the Buddhadhamma
There are hells within Buddhism which very likely you are already familiar with.
Refresh the memory and read on [ Roll on December ]
Chapter V
The Names of the Hells
Commentary:
This is the fifth chapter called the Names of the Hells. What are the hells? Who created the hells? Jails exist in the human realm as well as the underworld. In the human realm the government builds prisons for criminals, is it the same with prisons in the hells? No, the jails are not like the ones already built and ready in the human realm so that criminals can simply be locked up. Different labels are given to forms of confinement in the hells, but they do not exist in physical form; the hells are invisible. Only when it is time for you to face your sentence do the hells appear. In other words, depending on your offense, the hells manifest as a certain type of jail. Neither people nor ghosts create this type of prisons, individual karma does. Depending on one’s karma, a certain type of hell exists for one in the underworld. The underworld is always dark; there is no sun or moon. Depending on the offenses created, a certain type of hell occurs in the hells. A hell that is realized by the offenses you accumulate is quite an ingenious and inconceivable situation. This is why hells have names but no tangible substance; a hell appears when it is time for one to face one’s offenses.
Sutra:
At that time, Universal Worthy Bodhisattva Mahasattva said to Earth Store Bodhisattva, “Humane One, for the sake of gods and dragons, those in the Fourfold Assembly, and all other beings of the present and future, please tell us the names of the hells where beings in the Saha world on the continent of Jambudvipa must suffer retributions for offenses they commit. Please also describe what happens during retributions undergone for evil deeds, so that beings in the future Dharma Ending Age will know what those retributions are.”
Commentary:
At that time, Universal Worthy Bodhisattva Mahasattva. . . Everyone knows Universal Worthy Bodhisattva? He rides on a white elephant with six tusks. The power of his conduct is the greatest, so he is also called Great Conduct Universal Worthy Bodhisattva. This great Bodhisattva said to Earth Store Bodhisattva, “Humane One, another name for a Bodhisattva, for the sake of gods and dragons, those in the Fourfold Assembly such as Bhikshus, Bhikshunis, Upasakas, and Upasikas, and all other beings of the present and future, please tell us the names of the hells where beings in the Saha world have to bear suffering, where beings on the southern continent of Jambudvipa must suffer retributions for offenses they commit. Please also describe what happens during retributions undergone for evil deeds, so that beings in the future Dharma Ending Age will know what those serious retributions are in the hells.”
Sutra:
Earth Store Bodhisattva replied, “Humane One, based on the awesome spiritual power of the Buddha and relying on your strength, great Bodhisattva, I will give a general list of the names of the hells and describe some of what happens during retributions undergone for offenses and evil deeds.
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http://www.cttbusa.org/esscommentary/earthstore5.htm
Anonymous
Christians always think their views are the only ones that count but if you really look at Christianity, It's a pretty kooky religion! I don't adhere to any religion cause they are all man made. I think we are all born with an innate sense of right and wrong. I would just go with that and stay away from all the religious mumbo jumbo stuff!
Jimbo Slice
My God would not create any being he knew would be tortured for eternity. In my opinion you are no greater/worse than me. Although I'm not 100pct Christian, my prevoius beliefs would have conflicted with this.
If the Bible says something, like... its one way or the highway(hell), if people dont take that oneway street the believer thinks they are taking the highway. When I was reading the bible I found many ways, 3 that I can think of all of which are one way. Believe in Jesus/Do the will of God/You must be reborn.
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Dirty Little Secret: Heaven is for Buddhists.
Ever read a Jeffersonian Bible, where he leaves out all the miracles and Paulian claptrap? Turns out Jesus WAS a Buddhist!
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Cutting off their own defilements? What is meant by that? Surely not what it seems.