The comparison of the practices and doctrines of a given set of religions. In the context of this site this would be a comparison of an aspect of Buddhism with one or more other religions.
Questions tagged [comparative-religion]
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Do Buddhism and Atheism contradict each other?
Can a person be an atheist and a Buddhist at the same time? Or are some beliefs in deities too important to the practice of Buddhism?
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Can a person live by the Dhamma and have another religion as well?
As Buddhism is growing in the west, we see this "conflict" a lot. In Asia I met some Buddhists-Hindus, Buddha, Shiva and Ganesh were equally important to them. Here in the west there are some Christian-Buddhists, people who believe in the Dhamma,…
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What are the soteriological aims of different traditions?
From this answer ...
I would suggest dropping this line of inquiry or at least treading very carefully as you seem quite confused about what is being taught by the differing traditions and their soteriological aims.
... which I read as saying that…
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Is Buddhism a syncretic religion, and then what would they say on the Abrahamaic religions?
Syncretism is a union or attempted fusion of different religions,
cultures, or philosophies — like Halloween, which has both Christian
and pagan roots, or the combination of Aristotelian philosophy with
the belief system of the early punk…
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Does Buddhism claim perfection?
Does it claim to perfectly describe the nature of this world and all of mankind without contradiction as other religions do?
I read this article: http://approachingaro.org/certainty .
The author says:
Buddhism is unique, as far as I know, in…
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What is the Buddhist view, if any, on witchcraft?
I don't think I've seen any talk about this on the Buddhism SE and I'm genuinely curious, since I've heard that Christianity takes a very dim view of the practice. Have any Buddhist texts or teachers made reference to witchcraft or religions that…
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Nibbana or the Kingdom?
Several years ago, One of my mates gave a book - 'Nibbana (Nirvana) or the Kingom'. I am trying to check any other recent prints. The last print was in 1964. Were there any rewrites?
Can someone give a synopsis?
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How is it that everyone's cocksure of their own religion or spiritual path?
This question may not appear as exactly Buddhist or related to Buddhism but considering a bigger picture of Buddhism as a religion I want to know the answer to this.
We Buddhists consider 'Doubt' in the dhamma or the Buddha as one of the hindrances…
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How does Buddhism relate to other religions?
Can you be a Buddhist and believe in another religion at the same time?
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Is there a Buddhist equivalent to Lutheran doctrine of Justification?
I read on the internet Martin Luther said:
No sin can separate us from Him (Christ), even if we were to kill or commit
adultery thousands of times each day.
the Law shows us our inability to contribute anything to
justification.
Is there a…
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Was Jesus a Buddhist monk named Issa?
As per BBC documentary Jesus Christ was a Buddhist monk named Issa. According to documentary Jesus was not crucified and he was trained as Buddhist monk.Further to that Jesus tomb situated in Kashmir Pradesh. How is this valid? (E.g Buddhism is…
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