Enlightened Elisha

I was reading Wikipedia about the extinction of Buddhism in Afghanistan, which said the Mongols ended Buddhism in Afghanistan. I found this difficult to believe because reputedly, many Mongols, including at times asserting Genghis Khan himself, were Tibetan Buddhists. I found a webpage by Alexand...

Hello again after 7 years. Since 2023Oct07, I've been reading about the Israel vs Palestine conflict and then the underlying Abrahamic religions involved Christianity, Judaism & Islam. During my reading, there's a particular Bible verse that caught my attention, namely Luke 4:24 'No prophet is ac...

In Kinesiology, the layers of the mind are seen as: Physical - the focus of creative energy Astral - forms made of emotional matter Mental - forms made of thought matter Buddhic - the essence of things Atmic - the will (1st outpouring) Monadic - the divine sons (2nd outpouring) Divine - the Logo...

"I feel there is tremendous convergence and a potential for mutual enrichment through dialogue between the Buddhist and Christian traditions, especially in the areas of ethics and spiritual practice, such as the practices of compassion, love, meditation, and the enhancement of tolerance. I feel ...

After Jesus died from crucifixion to Pontius Pilate, he ascended into heaven, but not before doing a few miracles once again which many Christians perceive to be reincarnation. What have Buddhist scriptures said about this act? It couldn't possibly be regarded as rebirth from their point of view ...

I was reading the answers under this question: Is Jesus considered to be a buddha? It is little bit strange that no one has pointed out what Siddhartha Gautama himself has been telling about Jesus. Text is available here http://tibetanbuddhistencyclopedia.com/en/index.php/Siddhartha_Gautama_Budd...

In a discussion about suffering with my brother that got heated he said, "Buddhism can't end suffering any more than Christianity or Islam, it's a great sales pitch though. Formula to religion: life is bad, but we can end suffering in some distant end goal that no one can ever actually achieve." ...

What kind of karma is it that causes people to suddenly go 180 on me when I seem to give 'too much' info about a certain point then they turn against me and give me the 'cold shoulder'? or have excuses to not be near me even if I currently haven't done anything wrong other then open up about myse...

Jesus: I and Father is one! Brahman: ocean in drop (I) and Drop in ocean(thou)! Buddhist Verse: Yam kinki samudayadhamma, sabbam tam nirodhadhamma iti. ( The one who took birth and the one who got ceased, verily one.) Tathgata: Tat+agata and Tatha+gata. (The one who comes and who ceases verily on...

This post is a revision of Buddhism Or Christ? which already closed. I posted that Buddhism or Christ? question on a Christian forum too, and after quite a response from them, I felt I have some clues. I used to be a loyal person and have been studying Buddhism for 6 years. Indeed it helps me a l...

Recently I have been visiting Church again due to further learning, a personal relationship and a business started from an influence of a very high level person from Christ. So I just go and have a second attempt to accept Christ.  I visited both Temple and Church before yet chose Buddhism and st...

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 rabbits with the gun). He also really pushes his religion on others and expects people to be Christians, otherwis...

After practicing yoga and meditating,is it monotony,which is the hurdle we have to cross? in my case the question is martyrdom.we begin to search the truth in the context of own religion.when we realize the truth.The truth gives us peace and happiness for many years.later the experience is mono...

I heard rumors that Jesus didn't die on the cross. Is there any proof for that? There are also Buddhist stories.

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 have jhanic potential? Are we talking about merit, morality, ethics, or spiritual health? Dispassio...

Are there any Buddhist writings that mention Jesus Christ or Buddha in the Christian documents?

Just read the pope allegedly said that "unrepentant sinners" don't go to hell, but have their "soul" destroyed. Just wondering, could this have a conventional truth to it? i.e. whether the "soul" is empirically valid, and a good way to predict what will later occur, even as the skandhas are all e...

What does the Tibetan book of the dead say happens 14 days after death? I don't have my copy to hand. I'm asking, because I suspect a dear friend of mine may have died last week, and next weekend is surely the closest Christ will ever come, to coming back. Just wondering, if he could be God, ne...

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 from the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament. In the Gospel of Matthew, an alternative for "...

What are the similarities and contrasts between Buddhism and Christianity?

Can anyone suggest me some good books which critque christianity from a Buddhist viewpoint? What are the teachings of christianity that buddhists don't accept and why?....I am a follower of Jiddu Krishnamurti, whose teachings were very similiar to Buddha.

As someone who has called myself Buddhist for a long time, and who has been drawn into the Mormon Church by my instinct and by an increasing belief in God and in Christ I am wondering to what degree this new belief system is thought to be compatible with Buddhism. Points of possible issue off the...

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 man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him a...

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 appealing and interesting ideas, I have no idea how to actually apply many of them. I'm a fourteen ...

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 difficult situation. For example, during 9/11 often leaders would pray for people and their nation...

Are there any contradictions between some of the Semitic religions such as Christianity and Buddhism? Can someone be a Christian (or a Jew or a Muslim) and Buddhist at the same time?

Transubstantiation is the key of the eucharist ceremnony, I think. I hope to have a go at reading a little about it, and because my religious sympathies largely lie with Buddhism, thought it'd be good to know of anything comparative therein. Thanks for any help

I have been on and off struggling with nihilistic thoughts about life and death, and also reading a little about Buddhism (on and off). Sorry for the broad self help styled question, but could people like me find release in equating Jesus with the other shore? Would that be a horrible result ?

Don't get me wrong when I ask this question. 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 within Taoism and contemplate and marvel at them ev...

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. How would a Buddhist respond to such a statement ? I have a feeling he or she would agree at least on some leve...

This is a question that got brought up in a discussion on tkp's answer in the question Praying to God - What are the Consequences? It seems to me that in the Summa that Aquinas teaches that God is a soul or spirit which is eternal, unchanging, and the source of perfect happiness. I'll give some ...

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 of going for refuge. To me then it doesn't seem unreasonable that there could have been a Buddhist...

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 concepts different and also are there ways in with the concepts have similarities. I'd find it ...

I'm curious what minimal tenants a person must accept in order to be considered a Buddhist. As an example of the type of answer I'm looking for, I'll give you the minimal tenants of Christianity as I know them. A person must... Accept that there is only one God and that Jesus, his son, walked...

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 Buddhist and a Christian at the same time. On the other hand, they don't seem to have a problem w...