Religion Comparison

Zen Beliefs

• The goal of Zen is to understand the meaning of life
• Zen is less of a religion and more of a way of life
• Zen is based off the Buddhist psychology

Here is a list of Zen practices

• Meditation
• Mindfulness breathing
• Martial Arts
• Dry Landscape or a Zen Garden

Purpose of Zen Parables

• A Zen parables purpose is to reflect between a master and his student
• Most of them are actual historical cases in which someone asks about Buddhism and receives a reply meant to show the direct route to enlightenment, that is to radical unselfishness.

Christianity

Christian Beliefs

• Christians are monotheistic which means they believe in one God
• Believe Jesus is the son of God who died on the cross to forgive our sins
• Who ever does not believe in God will not have eternal life in Heaven
• Read the Bible

The Purpose of The Bible

• The purpose of the bible is to teach people to have faith in the Lord. That whenever they worry they should pray to God.

Christian Parables

• Christian parables often have a theme of being a good samaritan or showing love to others
• Overall they are short stories or narratives used to teach people how to become a better follower of Christ

Christian Practices

• Worship
• Anything that could have a positive impact on the world
• Christians often say anything you do should be done for Christ
• Pray to God
• Read the Bible
• Christmas a celebration of Jesus's birthday