Category: Comparative Religion

Religious Fasting: Purpose Across Traditions and Faiths Religious fasting is one of the most enduring spiritual practices found across the world’s major religions. Whether practiced by Muslims during Ramadan, Christians during Lent, Jews on Yom Kippur, or Hindus on Ekadashi, fasting is more than a ritual of abstinence. It is a deliberate act of spiritual…

Salvation Across Religions: Different Roads, Shared Longing What does it mean to be saved? To be liberated, redeemed, enlightened—or freed from suffering? In every corner of human civilization, religions have offered answers to the great existential dilemma: how do we overcome our limitations and reach ultimate fulfillment? This quest for transcendence—often framed as “salvation”—is a…

Resurrection vs Reincarnation: Two Visions of What Comes After From ancient temples to modern cathedrals, the question echoes: what happens after we die? For millennia, the world’s religions have offered answers, often falling into two major frameworks: resurrection and reincarnation. Though they both promise continuation of existence, their visions of the afterlife couldn’t be more…

Buddhist Emptiness vs Christian Logos: Two Visions of the Absolute In the quest to understand ultimate reality, two of the most profound concepts in spiritual philosophy are Buddhist emptiness (Shunyata) and the Christian Logos. At first glance, these ideas appear diametrically opposed: one proclaims the absence of inherent existence, the other celebrates the Word that…

Abrahamic Prophets Compared: Moses, Jesus, Muhammad When we speak of the major religious figures who have defined the moral, theological, and cultural compass of billions, three names stand tall: Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. They are the central figures in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, respectively. Though each is revered differently, they form a chain of prophetic…

God in Christianity vs Brahman in Hinduism God in Christianity vs Brahman in Hinduism: Divine Difference or Shared Mystery? At the heart of the world’s major religions lies a deep yearning to understand the Divine. In Christianity, this takes the form of a personal, loving God who created and governs the universe. In Hinduism, the…

Jesus vs Krishna: Divine or Metaphor? Jesus vs Krishna: Divine Reality or Sacred Symbol? Comparing Jesus vs Krishna isn’t just a cross-religious exercise; it’s a profound dive into how cultures understand divinity, incarnation, and the line between history and myth. Are Jesus and Krishna real divine figures who walked the earth, or are they metaphors…

Karma vs Original Sin: Do We Inherit Guilt or Grow It? The question of moral inheritance lies at the core of how different religions answer, “Why do bad things happen?” and “What do we deserve?” Both karma and original sin attempt to explain our present conditions—suffering, injustice, fortune, or salvation—but through radically different lenses. Is…