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A discussion of the Buddhist beliefs about Buddha and Christian beliefs about Christ Over the years different religions have come into existence and many have branched out into further denominations, even so there are many similarities between them. I have selected the two religions Buddhism and Christianity with which I will explore this idea and I will focus mainly on their founders, Buddha and Christ. The first similarity between these two religions is that they have both adopted new names for their founders. The word Buddha literally means "enlightened one" and so this title was given to the Buddha only after he had become enlightened. Before his enlightenment the Buddha was known as Siddhartha Gautama. To non-believers the founder of Christianity is known as Jesus but to Christians he is known as Christ, "the anointed one". Although the facts about the two founder's births and upbringings are different, there is a similarity...

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