Buddhism
Buddhism is a variety of teachings described as a religion or way of life that attempts to identify the causes of human suffering and offer various ways that are claimed to end, or ease suffering. One point of view says it is a body of philosophies influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, known as Gautama Buddha. Another point of view says it is teachings to guide one to directly experiencing reality. Many scholars regard it as a plurality rather than a single entity. Buddhism is also known as Buddha Dharma or Dhamma, which means roughly the "teachings of the Awakened One" in Sanskrit and Pali, languages of ancient Buddhist texts. Buddhism began around the 5th century BCE in India with the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, commonly referred to as "the Buddha". (Source: Wikipedia)
Without going any further you only need to ask yourself where a person's eternal destinty fits into any of the information provided above. The one glaring thing in the info above is that it was (and is) influenced by the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha Gautama was a man who was alive and now is not, Christ always was and always will be alive due to His conquest of death on a hill called Calvary.
Buddhist symbol:
The eight auspicious symbols of Mahayana and Vajrayana are:
- the Parasol (Umbrella)
- the Golden Fish
- the Treasure Vase
- the Lotus
- the Conch Shell
- the Endless Knot
- the Victory Banner
- the Dharma wheel
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