Biblical vs. Buddhist Parables
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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Christianity
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Basic Beliefs of Christianity
- God is the center of religion
- Founder: Jesus Christ
- Sacred Book: Bible
- Belief that eternal life is obtained by the belief and following of Jesus Christ
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Purpose of Christian Parables
- Promotes self reflection
- Contains an underlying message
- messages told by Jesus about God
- Tells the goodness and truth of God and his Kingdom
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Literary Structure of Christian Parables
- Sometimes a simile/metaphor or figurative language
- Short stories
- Images
- Unanticipated twist
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Basic Beliefs of Buddhism
- Belief in Buddha
- Founder: Buddha
- Sacred Book: collection of important texts
- Belief in nirvana, a peaceful state of mind
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Purpose of Buddhist Parables
- open for interperetation
- relate to reader's own experiances
- no supreme being mentioned
- promotes self reflection
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