بودیسم و مسیحیت
قیاس هایی بین بودیسم و مسیحیت ترسیم شده است و بودیسم ممکن است بر مسیحیت تأثیر گذاشته باشد. مبلغان بودایی از سال 250 قبل از میلاد توسط امپراتور آشوکا از هند به سوریه، مصر و یونان فرستاده شدند و ممکن است به آماده شدن برای اخلاق مسیحیت کمک کرده باشند. برخی دیگر به تفاوت‌های قابل توجه بین این دو دین اشاره کرده‌اند که با جایگاه توحید در هسته مسیحیت و جهت‌گیری بودیسم به غیر خداگرایی (عدم ارتباط با وجود خدای خالق ) آغاز می‌شود که در تضاد با آموزه‌های مربوط به خدا در مسیحیت است. و گسترش اهمیت فیض در مسیحیت در برابر رد مداخله با کارما در بودیسم تراوادا و غیره
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