3 Ancient Religions
Three of the world's greatest religions- Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity- all seek to offer the individual believer or devotee a means to gain inner peace, to live at peace with one's fellow man and to harm no one and morally wrong no one, and to have the faith and assurance of a life after this earthly and bodily one ends. This paper will examine and compare and contrast the common traits all three share, and discuss the differences in the deities or gods these religions worship or have ultimate faith and believe in.
One of the most obvious similarities between Hinduism and Judaism and its offspring, Christianity, is the belief in three forms of god. The Hindu concept of god, named the Brahman, the One, takes three personifications: Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver and Shiva the Destroyer. The Jewish God takes on more than one name: Jehovah, Yahweh, Lord, Father, Holy Spirit. Then when the Jewish child named Jesus is born, the new religion that arises from those who believe Him to be the promised Messiah, God takes on a third incarnation. The three personifications of the Brahman, the One, bear comparison with God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. For both religions, each of these forms is equally important and performs a vital function that enables the believer to conceive and think of all three as inseparable and composite parts of a workable and believable whole.
Each of these religions share a common trait: they intend to teach the believer/devotees how to behave in this life in this world in a moral and good manner that will enable them to enjoy a union or a reunion with the god whom they have believed in and worshipped in this life. These religions teach their followers how to behave toward the fellow human beings. They teach their followers how to avoid doing wrong or harm to another person or another living creature or organism or being. Each teaches a belief in a life after this one, a belief in an...
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