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Originally Posted by valkyrie
The essay to which you linked does not resolve your question of whether Buddhism is a religion. It really says that it is and it isn't, depending on how "religion" is defined, which is very different from your assertion that it is not a religion, period. It also does not state that you can be Christian and Buddhist. It says that you can be Christian or Jewish and "embrace Buddhism," which is not the same thing as being Christian or Jewish and "being Buddhist."
I believe that Buddhism is incompatible with many of what I understand to be the core beliefs of Christianity; I do not believe that one can be Buddhist and believe any of the following:
-that Jesus died for anyone's sins
-that Jesus is a "savior"
-that there is any such thing as sin
-that there is any such thing as "salvation"
-that there is any such thing as heaven or hell
-that there is no such thing as karma and rebirth.
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:clap: :clap: (cause i can't find a emoticon that does the clapping).
As Valkyrie said, you can NOT be a Buddhist Christian or a Buddhist Muslim. From what i learned in my world religions class--Buddhism really doesn't have a "god." Although (again from my understanding) Pure Land Buddhists believe that grace and salvation come from the Amida Buddha. But other than that Christianity and Buddhism differ too much. The basis of Christianity is the belief in God...while in Buddhism there isn't a god. That right there would stop you from being a Buddhist Christian----HOWEVER---you can embrace Buddhism ideals like the yogas, (imo) the 8 fold path...etc.
But just an aside to mulattogyrl: I was just wondering....I learned in my W. Religions class that "back in the day" if a mother was Jewish then the children would be jewish....so how does that work? Do people still follow that? I know that you said you were raised Muslim, but do you also identify as Jewish as well? Just curious---trying to open my eyes and widen my horizons (lmfao that sounds kinda corny, but I am! lol)