SYMBOLISM OF THE DOCTRINE OF PARADISE IN BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY
Christianity and Buddhism at first glance are presented as completely different in nature and in external cult forms, but a detailed reading reveals their points of contact. This article concerns the doctrine of Paradise in the two world religions from the standpoint of the doctrine recorded in the sacred texts and commentaries to them by prominent religious thinkers and ascetics. The article is based on analyses of selected sacred texts. Christian ideas about the creation of man and his stay in Paradise go back to the book of Genesis of the old Testament. As for Buddhism, this question is recorded in the sutras of the Pali Canon. The article is focused on various aspects from the term “Paradise” to a call to higher spiritual values.