1. Christianity spread West and Buddhism spread East. Buddhism flourishing anew in the West while Christianity is making new inroads in the East. Very few Christians can be found in their land of birth, modern-day Israel, very few Buddhists can be found in India.
2. Siddhartha never claimed to be divine and Jesus is human and divine.Jesus was born of humble means and Siddhartha was born into royalty. Siddhartha was married, and Jesus was not. While Jesus' message about the Kingdom of God, Siddhartha's message was about the cessation of suffering.
3. The two religions both share the common theme of suffering, but they approach the topic with very different points of view. Buddhists all have not reached Enlightenment and Nirvana in this world are prone to suffer. Catholics understand suffering as part of finite human condition.
2. Siddhartha never claimed to be divine and Jesus is human and divine.Jesus was born of humble means and Siddhartha was born into royalty. Siddhartha was married, and Jesus was not. While Jesus' message about the Kingdom of God, Siddhartha's message was about the cessation of suffering.
3. The two religions both share the common theme of suffering, but they approach the topic with very different points of view. Buddhists all have not reached Enlightenment and Nirvana in this world are prone to suffer. Catholics understand suffering as part of finite human condition.
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