The Nature of Religion
Islam and Buddhism are two distinct religious traditions that provide their own meaningful responses to the fundamental questions about life. Their views on issues relating to the possibility of a Supreme Being, the purpose of life and their understanding of the cycle of life and death are all quite distinct from each other, but at the same time, having minor similarities. These can be seen in the following comparative study between the teachings of these two world religions. Is there a Supreme Being? What is the nature of the divine?All Muslims profess the existence of the One and Only God, God Almighty who is also referred to as 'Allah'. They firmly believe that Allah is the most high and honored, the creator and the sustainer of all that exists and he has no physical connections between any thing he has created whether it be the creatures or human beings on this earth. He has no beginning and no end. Allah has no physical dimensions like hunger, sleep or rest for he is the one who gives such attributes to his creatures. Buddhism on the other hand, recognises no creator god who initially brought the universe into existence and continues to cont
The way in which Buddhists are taught to go about this is to devote their life to compassion, charity, and non-violence and to clear their mind of all content and learn to drift away from the consciousness of this world. This was made with a particular father and mother with whom we have karmic connections. He taught that people would be happier if they took responsibility for their own thoughts and actions. In contrast to Buddhism teachings, Buddha did not want to be worshipped as a god, but instead, taught people that the central idea of life was to reach as sense of incomprehensible peace in their minds. Buddhists consider rebirth as another chance to work toward realisation, while Allah considers life to be the only chance of proving your worthiness to God so that you may enter Heaven. Islam discourages its followers to sit in resignation. rol it in the way that Allah controls everything that is or happens in the universe from the smallest to the greatest events. On the other hand, Buddhists believe that humans are on this earth because of the evil things that they have committed in past lives and the main purpose of life is to reach the state of enlightenment. The life in the hereafter is of eternal duration. In Buddhism, the only way to escape the cycle of rebirth is by following the "Noble Eight-fold Path", a strict ethical system and by committing ourselves to meditation so that we are no longer conscious of this world. The two religions are also similar in the way they both believe in the concept of god/s existing in the afterlife. In Islam, life is essentially preparation for the Day of Judgement when Allah will call all people to hear an account of how they have lived. Although their main similarities are minor, the two religions can relate to the existence of a supreme reality after life on earth, with Buddhists believing in Nirvana and Muslims believing in Heaven. How do we understand the cycle of life and death? Is there life after death?In Islam, life on earth is considered to be a minute part of the totality of existence.
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