Salvation

Salvation refers to deliverance from undesirable state or condition. In theology, the study of salvation is called soteriology and is a vitally important concept in several religions. Christianity regards salvation as deliverance from bondage to sin and from condemnation, resulting in eternal life with God.

Buddhism

The Four Noble Truths outline the essentials of Buddhist soteriology. Suffering (dukkha) is treated as a disease, which can be cured by understanding its causes and by following the Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path includes morality and meditation. The means of achieving liberation are further developed in other Buddhist teachings. They are expressed in very different terms by Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhists.

Related Topics:
Four Noble Truths - Buddhist - Dukkha - Eightfold Path - Theravada - Mahayana - Vajrayana

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