BUDDHISM

The foundations of Buddhist tradition and
practice are the Three Jewels: the Buddha,
the Dharma (the teachings), and the Sangha
(the community).
 
Taking “refuge in the triple gem” has traditionally
been a declaration and commitment to being on
the Buddhist path, and in general distinguishes a
Buddhist from a non-Buddhist.

BUDDHISM

God
 
Buddhists do not believe in the existence
of god or any creator.
 
Question: If no God exists then why and how
did the universe come into existence?
Cycle of Death and Rebirth
 
Buddhists believe that everyone will continue
to be reborn until they reach the peak in
their good karma
 
Salvation
 
Buddhists to do not believe in salvation in
the way that other religions do. Buddhists
believe that this life is suffering, and the only way
to escape from this suffering is to remove one’s
desires which can be done by practicing the
Eightfold Path that Buddha taught.
 
They believe that once this has been achieved
the person will attain Nirvana
(literally means extinction)
 
Question: If all desires are removed then
wouldn’t the desire to follow the eightfold
path also be removed?

islam

God
 
Muslims believe that logically this universe and everything
in it must have been created by a power which we refer to as God.
The Concept of God in Islam is very simple and easy to grasp.
 
1. God is One, unique and distinct from His creation.
2. He is self-sufficient and has power over all things. The creation is
dependent upon Him.
3. He was not born and he does not die, nor does he bore any offspring.
4. Nothing resembles God and nothing can be compared to Him.
 
Death and Resurrection
 
All humans have one life and after death will be resurrected on the
 day of Judgment. Allah will judge all people on account of what
they did with their lives and whether they lived in accordance with
the guidance from Allah.
 
Salvation
 
Allah created us with the purpose to worship him and those who
do will be successful in the next life.
 
This life is not suffering rather this life is a test. Some are
tested with positives and some are tested with negative.
The solution is to worship Allah in accordance with the
teachings of the Prophet Muhammad  (p.b.u.h.)