Buddhism And Christianity The Ideals Of Social Structure...

Buddhism and Christianity came about before 600 C.E. and reformed the ideals of social structure and society of their era. Both the Buddha and Christ taught during a large political collapse, focusing on the spirituality and morality of a person in society. These like monotheistic religious views both had a central doctrine but held different positions on how to acquire this truth. Buddhist and Christians teachings both challenged social norms by preaching equality among all both in gender and in statues. Buddhism and Christianity, before 600 C.E. similarly, influenced social structures by introducing social and gender equality, promoted classless beliefs systems, and an emphasis on compassion, in contrast, Christianity held political power and leadership, while Buddhism had no political authority. Both SiddhÄ rtha Gautama and Jesus Christ faced unstable political and social authority in Shishunaga dynasty (684 BC- 424 BC) and again in the Roman Empire (31 BCE-476 CE). 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