Emerging during the classical period, Buddhism and Christianity are both similar and different in many ways.
Christianity and Buddhism each arose where important religious developments had already occurred. After the classical period they both experienced great success, and they offered hope for religious advancements. Each religion sought to disperse with what their leaders viewed as excessive ceremonies and religious officialdom in favor of spiritual focus, with a belief in the afterlife. Both expressed suspicion of worldly things, and spurred a new interest in "otherworldly" goals. They also offered an ethic designed to help religious people avoid giving into temptation. Each religion sent missionaries to spread their religion. In addition, they sponsored monastic movements, where small groups could seek holiness apart from normal world causes (Christianity had a man called Benedict who wrote a schedule for monks). Each religion was attractive to the people because they offered......
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