Comparison of Christianity and Buddhism SalvationA comparative analysis of salvation in Christianity and Buddhism highlights strong contrasts between the grace of Jesus Christ and the self-saving action and enlightenment of the Buddha. In this essay I attempt to compare Christian and Buddhist concepts of salvation to emphasize the significance of each founder's role in salvation and to extract similarities and differences between them. First, the fundamental view of Christianity and Buddhism regarding salvation will be briefly defined. In the second and third cases, the life and teachings of Christ and Buddha will be examined respectively since their idea of ​​salvation is significantly rooted in their scriptures. Finally, the salvation compromised by Christ and the salvation taught by the Buddha will be compared and evaluated. It is essential to begin with the following two quotes which respectively define the fundamental Christian and Buddhist notion of salvation and show aspects of the two opposing worldviews. . First, Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16, NIV). Second, Buddha said: "The long road of transmigration is a painful road for the traveler: let him rest along the way and be free" (The Dhammapada, translated by Juan Mascaro 1973, v. 302). The first quote presupposes a theocentric view of time filled with linear events, an empathetic world-loving view of suffering, and a Christocentric salvation. In general, Christianity's means of salvation is also defined through the death and resurrection of Christ, through grace, through faith, and not through works so that no one can boast (Ephesians 2:9). However, the second quote, Buddha assumes… middle of the paper… only through Christ can a person find salvation (Acts 17:30–31). Ultimately, Christ entered into man's suffering, sin and debt, emptied and redeemed humanity from the curse of sin to give human beings eternal life with God; while Buddha taught human beings to detach themselves from suffering, sin and debt to be enlightened and dissolve into emptiness. Therefore the main difference of Salvation between Christian and Buddhist soteriology is the difference between "Amazing grace" and "Amazing non-selfness", and that Christ claims to be the savior of humanity while Buddha claims to be the teacher of humanity for salvation. A Century of Theological and Religious Studies in Britain, 1902–2007 by Ernest Nicholson 2004 pages 125–126 John P. Meier “How do we decide what comes from Jesus” in the pages of The Historical Jesus in Recent Research 2006 132–136