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Multi-religons?

carolinacarolina
edited August 2005 in Buddhism Basics
Can a Christian be a Buddhist too, minus a few worldview items such as reincarntion? A Christian-Buddhist. A Chirstian wordview with an application of Buddhist philosophy/practical teaching?

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  • KnightofBuddhaKnightofBuddha
    edited August 2005
    Sure, why not? I called myself that last year but now I'm not so sure about the Christian part.
  • SimonthepilgrimSimonthepilgrim Veteran
    edited August 2005
    Carolina,

    Yes. There are many Buddhist Christians, Christian Buddhists and a strong movement of Jewish Buddhists.
  • kinleekinlee Veteran
    edited August 2005
    Being a Christian is a father and son relationship, being a Buddhist is a teacher and student relationship. Having good grades bring much pride to the parents. :)
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited August 2005
    I'm sorry, I keep flashing on the Supreme Being in The Fifth Element, a stunningly beautiful woman, who kept saying "Multipass, multipass!" But then, I'm a little off anyway.

    Sure, why can't someone be Christian and Buddhist? I have a friend here in Mongolia who is a Shi'ite Muslim Tantrika! (true!)

    Palzang

    (a little punchy tonight, obviously)
  • SimonthepilgrimSimonthepilgrim Veteran
    edited August 2005
    ...and let us not forget the Divine Alanis in Dogma!

    Hope all is going well in Mongolia, Palzang-la.
  • PalzangPalzang Veteran
    edited August 2005
    Everything is well here in the land of mutton and Mongols, Simon! I'm off to the Gobi for a week, so I probably won't be checking into the forum until next week, so try to make it without me, OK, guys?

    Palzang
    (AKA Camel Jockey)
  • starstuffstarstuff
    edited August 2005
    If someone sees both as traditions that essentially point to the same truth, I don't see why someone could not be both a Christian and a Buddhist.
  • DharmaKittenDharmaKitten
    edited August 2005
    carolina wrote:
    Can a Christian be a Buddhist too, minus a few worldview items such as reincarntion? A Christian-Buddhist. A Chirstian wordview with an application of Buddhist philosophy/practical teaching?

    Sure. I'm a Buddhist and I (like many others) don't believe in reincarnation - and a lot of the other ideas that seem too mystical for me. Personally, I'm atheist, but I have indeed come across Christian Buddhists. There are also quite a few good books on comparisons of Christianity and Buddhism.
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