How is the Catholic religion related to Buddhism?

Answer 1

They aren't really related to each other, and they have only superficial similarities. Roman Catholicism focuses on salvation of the soul through good deeds and faith in Jesus Christ and acknowledging him as the Son of God. Buddhism, which in many ways is more a philosophy than a spiritual religion, focuses on accepting that life is suffering and that letting go of human desires reduces suffering on the way toward nirvana, or enlightenment.

Answer 2

Buddhism does not believe in a creator god.

Catholicism believes in God.

Buddhism has Buddha.

Catholicism has Jesus

Buddhism does not have a father to repent your sins to

Catholicism you have the priest to listen to your sins and help you

Buddhism does not have prayers

Catholicism has prayers

Buddhism has the Tipitaka

Catholicism has the Holy Bible.

Buddhism bealive you die and you are reborn, reincarnated again

Catholicism you go to heaven or hell

Buddhism is divided into Mahayana, Theravada, & Vajrayana.

Catholicism is the oldest denomination of Christianity.

Answer 3

Buddhism doesn't have as much overall structure, like Catholics, who have sacrements. Both have structure throughout daily lives, but Buddhism doesn't have as much longer term religious markings and initiations.

Catholics believe in God, while Buddhists don't believe in any gods.

Buddhism is more personal salvation, and the personal effort to reach salvation, while in Chrisitanity salvation comes from God.

Catholics do not believe in reincarnation, while Buddhists do, to a certain extent. Catholics believe in life, and then death, and then Heaven or Hell.

Catholics have a more judgemental belief in life after death, than Buddhism, where there are infinite chances to achieve Nirvana.

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Catholic AnswerSeveral years ago, Time Magazine published an article on the comparative religions of the world, putting Buddhism in that list. In the next several weeks, they ended up publishing several letters from Buddhists who carefully explained that Buddhism was NOT a religion. Catholicism, on the other hand, is a revealed religion, it is the fulfillment of Judaism, and has been revealed by God, in person, in Our Blessed Lord. Buddhism is a view on how to live a settled life with yourself, it does not address God, creation, etc. In other words, it is a philosophy, not a religion. Catholicism contains a philosophy based on reality (see the works of St. Thomas Aquinas), but their view of reality are radically different than Buddhists.What_are_similarities_between_Buddhism_and_Catholicism

Answer 4

This is a complex question. But briefly, Buddhism is related to Hinduism, because the Buddha grew up in a Hindu culture and was influenced by it. There is no other direct relationship between Buddhism and other religions.

However, there are those who believe that Jesus studied Buddhism and Hinduism in India in the missing eighteen years between the age of twelve and the age of thirty.

Answer 5

a Buddhist catholic is one who believes in god with all of the teaching of Christianity they just add the philosophy from Buddhist in there lives.