Religion
Buddhism
The Four Noble Truths in a Pali Canon translation, and the Christian confession that God made the world and that Jesus is God.
These pages quote Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s translation of the Buddha’s first sermon in the Pali Canon, then state the Christian claim.
What do Buddhists believe? is that sermon’s account of stress, its cause, its cessation, and the eightfold path. Do Buddhists believe in God? asks what that sermon does and does not say about a creator.
Christians confess the God who made the world (Acts 17:24God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Acts 17:24 · King James Version) and the Son who is the way to the Father (John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6 · King James Version). That confession is the Trinity.
Articles
- What Do Buddhists Believe?
Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s translation of the Buddha’s first sermon states four noble truths: stress, its origin, its cessation, and the eightfold path.
- Do Buddhists Believe in God? Is Buddhism a Religion?
The Buddha’s first sermon, in Thanissaro Bhikkhu’s translation, does not confess a creator. It teaches the end of further becoming. Christians confess the God who made the world.