Buddha information and comparisons
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| Born: | c. 563 BCE, Lumbini, Sakya, Nepal |
| Died: | c. 483 BCE (aged 80) or 411 and 400 BCE, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, today in India |
| Islam: | Islam does not mention the Buddha. |
| Ethnicity: | Indian (Shakya) |
| Incarnation: | Buddhism believes in in reincarnation until one achieves enlightenment and "nibbana" (or "nirvana") after which one escapes the cycle of birth and death. The Buddha is believed to have attained nibbana. |
| Raised in: | India |
| Christianity: | Christianity does not mention the Buddha. |
| Born in: | Lumbini, Nepal |
| Judaism: | Judaism predates Buddhism and does not discuss the Buddha. |
| Marriage: | Before he renounced his family, he was married to Yasodhara and had a son Rahula. |
| Birth mother: | Queen Maya |
| Parents: | King Suddhodana and Queen Maya. |
| Cause of death: | Believed to be either unintentional food poisoning or natural causes. |
| Father: | King Śuddhodana |
| Hinduism: | Many Hindus believe that the Buddha was a reincarnation of Vishnu, just like Krishna. |
| Buddhism: | Buddhism teaches Gautama was the Enlightened One. He attained enlightenment through meditation, without the benefit of a teacher or teachings. His teachings are meant to enlighten his followers. |
| Language: | Pali, Sanskrit |
| Monotheism: | The Buddha encouraged people to follow his teachings: the noble eightfold path. He did not teach about deities, an omnipotent God or prayer. Rather, he encouraged finding the truth yourself through meditation. |
| Resurrection: | No claimed |
| Religious Symbol: | The wheel |
| Religion: | Hinduism |
| Religion Founded: | Buddhism |
| Kind: | Philosopher, Phenomenologist, Monastic, Meditator |
| Name of God: | Brahma. |
| Doctrine: | The Four Noble Truths, The Noble Eightfold Path |
| Today: | Recognized as the founder of Buddhism |
| Honored in: | Buddhism, Hinduism, and Baha'i. |
| Relationship with God: | Did not believe in a Creator God. Did accept non-creator gods though. |
| Children: | Rahula (son) |
| Betrayed by: | Devadatta |
| Foster mother: | Mahapajapati Gotami |
| School of Thought: | Nihilism |
| Metaphysics: | Non-theistic existence without a beginning and an end, continuous becoming of forms, sustained by motion and action, namely samsara. |
| Ethical Views: | Existentialism, Asceticism, Nonviolence, Humanism, Animal Welfare |
| Original Idea(s): | Dependent Origination |
| Philosophical Methodology: | Negative Dialectics |
| Summum Bonum: | Nirvana |
| Philosophical View: | Pessimism |
| Foster father: | N/A. |
| Role in Godhead: | Buddhists believe that Gautama Buddha was higher than a god. |