Questions tagged [christianity]
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Killer Neighbors
Namo Buddhaya!
My neighbor is a hardcore Christian & is a very nice man, the only thing is that he goes outside every once & a while with a water gun & kills insects (and even shoots ...
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Jhanic potential in Christians?
I was reading over at this post...
https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/26834/13249
...and saw this reply (quoted below) and wondered if I could get some elaboration.
How is it a Christian could ...
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What does Buddhism say that the laity should do when someone injuries them?
What does Buddhism say that the laity should do when someone injuries them?
So in Christianity there is "turn the other cheek", which seems easy to do, if not understand.
The phrase originates ...
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Is it possible to adhere to the practices and beliefs of both Buddhist and Christianity?
What are the similarities and contrasts between Buddhism and Christianity? To what extent do they make it possible (or not) to practice in and hold the beliefs of both?
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What are the major Buddhist critiques of Christianity?
What are the major Christian teachings that Buddhists don't accept and why? For further reading, can anyone recommend books which critique Christianity from a Buddhist viewpoint?
For context, I am a ...
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Did the Buddha ever teach that we have a special responsibility to those we have injured?
I posted the identikit question to Christianity stackexchange, and was met with dumb silence.
Which, really, I was shocked by. E.g. the parable of the good samaratin:
Jesus answered, "A certain ...
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Getting started young with many attachments
I realize that at least the first part of the title is probably the most easily researched question with relevance to Buddhism possible, but I'd say I've read quite a bit and though I've seen very ...
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Providing a prayer for others
As someone that is actively seeking to be a Buddhist, how does one show emotional support for others in time of need?
Christians offer to pray for them if someone or some person is going through a ...
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Can someone be Buddhist and Christian at the same time? [duplicate]
Are there any contradictions between the Catholic Christianity and Buddhism(main stream)? Can someone be a Christian and Buddhist at the same time?
I am looking for contradictions. Would you specify ...
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Is there anything in Buddhism analogous to the Christian Eucharist?
I hope to have a go at reading a little about the Eucharist. Because my religious sympathies largely lie with Buddhism, I thought it'd be good to know of anything comparative therein.
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Why can't a Buddha's power just save us already? Like Jesus
I am a faithful believer in the Buddha's teachings and I even believe in the iddhi powers they all had and that show up in our day as well. I also believe in the various Bodhisattvas and Buddha's even ...
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Buddhism ideals in the West before the 20th century
Today, I received an email with a quote in the signature attributed to Blaise Pascal reading
All of human evil comes from a single cause, man's inability to sit still in a room.
A more accurate ...
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Why isn't there a Buddhist Bible?
Why is it that Buddhism never compiled a reasonably concise set of canonical texts like the Bible? Buddhism itself has universal beliefs such as the 4 Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path and the notion ...
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What are the differences/similarities in the concept of faith as used in Buddhism and Christianity?
There is the concept of faith (śraddhā) in Buddhism. There is also the concept of faith found in Christianity. Both concepts have been translated into the English word faith but in what ways are the ...
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Mixing Buddhism with other religions [closed]
The predominant opinion of people with a lot of experience with practising Buddhism seems to be that there are irreconcilable gaps between Buddhism and Christianity and that it makes no sense to be a ...
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Is Jesus considered to be a buddha?
I was wondering what main stream Buddhism think of Jesus, was he a buddha?
Can anyone tell me where Jesus fits into Buddhism?
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How to combine Orthodox Christianity and Buddhism? [closed]
I was baptized into Orthodox Christianity in childhood. During recent years, I've been living in Thailand, attending worship in temples, offering alms to monks, and participating in other ceremonies ...
