Essay- Buddhism rituals (taking refuge & Buddhist funeral) compared to Christian rituals (baptism & Christian funeral) Buddhism and Christianity are two religions which have many similarities and differences. Both religious have ceremonies which bring the person into the religious community and both religions also have ceremonies which take place after the person passes away. Discussed in this essay will be the background and order of these religious ceremonies. Similarities and differences will be drawn from …showed first 75 words of 1660 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1660 total…sky burial have in common is that in both the soul is taken away from the body. The Christian soul goes up to heaven and the Buddhist soul travels through the Bardos. The main issue that can be learnt from studying the ceremonies of two different religions is that each religion is unique and different. They have reasons for being different whether it is for practical reasons or because of what their religion believes in.