Islam and Buddhism 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 certain similarities. 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, recognizes no creator god who initially brought the universe into existence and continues to control it in the way that Allah controls everything that is or happens in the universe from the smallest to the greatest events. The founder of Buddhism, who is known as Buddha, did not want to be worshipped as a god. He taught that people would be happier if they took responsibility for their own thoughts and actions. His teachings were simply a guide for living. Muslims can some what relate to this in the way they are taught to be responsible for their own actions and sins. The two religions are also similar in the way they both believe in the concept of god/s existing in the afterlife. Muslims firmly believe in the existence of Allah in heaven while Buddhists consider the possibility of gods existing in the heavens that their karma has created. What is the purpose of life? Islam teaches that God created human beings and endowed them with immortal souls. Each individual possesses the quality of uniqueness and the duty of each person is to work out his or her own destiny and each is responsible for his or her own action.
Judaism is a lot similar in many ways with Chrisianity, Buddhism, and Islam. ... Judaism, Chrisianity, and Islam are all monotheistic which means that they have a belief in only one god. Buddhism believes in many gods which represent different things. ...
According to Adherents, there are approximately 2 billion Christians, 1.3 billion Islamic, 900 million Hindus, 360 million Muslims; and many other religions and thousands of intensive religious groups called cults by some and new religions by others (1). ... Many new religions, which only happened to be newer in America, such as I Ching, Zen, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto are legitimate, wholesome, beneficial, healthful, and stable as Christianity and Judaism. ...
The American Melting Pot According to the 2000 census, the United States was a nation of 281,421,906 people living and working within an area of 3.7 million square miles. This population count makes the United States the third most populated country in the world. Historically, the United State...
This paper outlines the differences in the cultures of the United States versus Asian Indian and Vietnamese cultures. I will look at these countries and make not only a comparison based on cultures, but also comparisons from a business perspective. Although there are many differences in general so...
