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<blockquote data-quote="mmmmm" data-source="post: 2510161" data-attributes="member: 215205">There are similarities between many religious leaders - though their corresponding religions often diverge after they die.There are also major differences.&nbsp; Jesus emphasises putting your faith in God, Buddha doesn&#039;t believe that is a Supreme Being (though some branches of contemporary Buddhism believe in Gods).&nbsp; The last words the Buddha is supposed to have said are &quot;Be a light unto yourself&quot; i.e. work out your own way to salvation.Perhaps the main difference is the Buddhist emphasis on a way of life rather than the Christian one of belief in a set of dogmas.&nbsp; Most Buddhists would say there are many ways to nirvana - Christian, Muslim, etc.&nbsp; But of course both religions have their fundamentalist - so they have that in common.The theory that Jesus and Buddha may have met is unlikely given that the Buddha died some 400 years before Jesus was born.City_Girls comments about sexual abuse having nothing to do with the teaching of either figure.&nbsp; It happens (see link) but it is clear that it is directly against Buddhist teaching and a member of the Sangha would be expelled if found guilty.&nbsp; All religions have members who practice sexual abuse - it isn&#039;t unknown in Christianity - but neither religion supports it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmmmm, post: 2510161, member: 215205"] There are similarities between many religious leaders - though their corresponding religions often diverge after they die. There are also major differences. Jesus emphasises putting your faith in God, Buddha doesn't believe that is a Supreme Being (though some branches of contemporary Buddhism believe in Gods). The last words the Buddha is supposed to have said are "Be a light unto yourself" i.e. work out your own way to salvation. Perhaps the main difference is the Buddhist emphasis on a way of life rather than the Christian one of belief in a set of dogmas. Most Buddhists would say there are many ways to nirvana - Christian, Muslim, etc. But of course both religions have their fundamentalist - so they have that in common. The theory that Jesus and Buddha may have met is unlikely given that the Buddha died some 400 years before Jesus was born. City_Girls comments about sexual abuse having nothing to do with the teaching of either figure. It happens (see link) but it is clear that it is directly against Buddhist teaching and a member of the Sangha would be expelled if found guilty. All religions have members who practice sexual abuse - it isn't unknown in Christianity - but neither religion supports it. [/QUOTE]

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