The Myths of the Buddha and the Christ. A Cross-Cultural Comparative Analyses

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Psychology - Psychology of Religion, grade: A, Kathmandu University (Center for Buddhist Studies), course: Comparative Religion (400), language: English, abstract: The Buddha and the Christ are both worshipped, venerated and ritualized in the reality of hundreds of millions of people. In the spirit of comparativism and the methodological orientation of the class for which this paper was written, it begins by establishing the comparative methods which will be employed.

First, a technique of reflexivity was employed, and secondly, for the sake of understanding the context of this paper, the author will list his biases, followed by a comparative analyses of two big myths, including the historical context of the myths, proving that mythology serves two purposes: to sustain a world or system of beliefs and to improve the general well-being of the individual practitioner.This paper compares two of the most impactful myths; the myth of the Buddha and the myth of the Christ.