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URDU - THE CONCEPT OF SALVATION IN ISLAM AND BUDDHISM: A COMPARATIVE

ANALYSIS

URDU -

Sidra Fazal
Research Scholar, Department of Comparative Religion and Islamic Culture, University of Sindh,
Jamshoro

Dr.Jabeen Bhutto
Assistant Professor, Department of Comparative Religion and Islamic Culture, University of Sindh,
Jamshoro

ABSTRACT:

Salvation is the most important factor in everyones life. The concept of salvation in various religions,
however, is very different. According to the Christians, salvation means relief from sins and their
consequences. They believe that they have already acquired the salvation through Jesus Christ being
crucified. The Jews believe that by following the Ten Commandments revealed on Moses (A.S), they
can acquire salvation. In Jainism, obtaining Moksa relieves all the good and bad deeds and this frees
a person from the cycle of births and deaths and this is the stage where he gets salvation. Buddhists
(followers of Gautama Buddha) believe that obtaining Nirvana is the key to salvation. In this paper,
we will discuss this concept of Nirvana and compare it with the Islamic concept of salvation. According
to Islam, salvation refers to an eternal entry into the paradise.

In Buddhism, the manner of acquiring Nirvana is to seclude ones self from all worldly pleasures. The
Buddhist Monks follow the pursuit of Monasticism or monkhood by renouncing worldly pursuits and
devoting solely to spiritual work. A close examination of this concept indicates that if everyone in the
society adopts this lifestyle, then the whole system of life can potentially get interrupted. Accordingly,
it is not possible for all members of the society to adopt Monasticism and as a result their chances of
acquiring Nirvana are reduced because of the factors that are not in their control. On the other hand,
according to the Islamic concept of salvation, human beings are required to follow what is good and
refrain from what is bad, in accordance with the teachings of the religion of Islam. This is very much
in the capability of each and every member of the society. If someone is not capable of performing
some of the responsibility, the religion of Islam provides him or her with alternate methods to meet
their obligations. This ensures that everyone enjoys equal chances of acquiring salvation. This
comparative overview is further elaborated in this paper.

Keywords: Nirvana, Monasticism, Tawhid, Success, Salvation

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