Religion Comparison

Basic Beliefs of Christianity

• Jesus is the Savior
• The trinity
• Holy text is the Bible

Basic Beliefs of Buddhism

• Budda is the founder
• Follows the four noble truths
• Follows the noble eightfold path
• Encourages followers to meditate

Biblical Parable: "The Prodigal Son"

• Purpose: To teach about-
• God's forgiveness
• Being humble before God
• Forgiving one another
• Manner: The father forgave the humble son

Buddhist Parable:The Thief Who Became a Disicple

• Purpose: To teach about-
• Showing kindness to strangers
• Realizing your mistakes
• Manner- Shichiri let the thief take the money
• -The thief started over and became a disciple

Biblical Parable: Literacy Style

• Allegory-A story containing symbolism
• Prodigal son symbolizes a humble sinner
• Other son- Symbolizes a legalistic Pharisee

Buddhist Parable: Literacy Style

• Bildungsroman- When a charcter changes
• The thief changes
• He realizes his mistakes and spends time in prison
• He ends up becoming a disciple of Shichiri