Buddhism and Christianity?

[rossum]

Buddhism is worship of an idol of a man. We see it as evil.

Evil? Do you see some of the Ten Commandments as “evil”? Do you see “love your neighbour” as “evil”?

Better to learn more about what Buddhism says before you call it “evil”.

 

[annem]

rossum. Evil? Do you see some of the Ten Commandments as “evil”?

There is a God, and we worship Him. And what do you, as a Buddhist, have to say about evil and the Ten Commandments, other than to deny both?

 

[rossum]

And what do you, as a Buddhist, have to say about evil and the Ten Commandments, other than to deny both?

You need to learn more about Buddhism.

To avoid all evil,
to cultivate good,
and to cleanse one’s mind -
this is the teaching of the Buddhas.

– Dhammapada 14:5

As to the Ten Commandments, four of them are included in Buddhism’s Five Moral Rules:

• you shall not kill.
• you shall not steal.
• you shall not commit adultery.
• you shall not bear false witness.

Buddhism does not deny evil. Buddhism accepts some of the Ten Commandments. The others are essentially irrelevant: the Sabbath is not special in Buddhism for example and we can worship as many or as few gods as we wish.