Four Noble Truths
Buddhism diagnoses suffering and desire but does not proclaim creation, covenant, Incarnation or resurrection.
World Religions
Buddhism
A Catholic comparison dossier on Buddhist paths, suffering, non-self, nirvana, monastic discipline and the question of God, grace and salvation.
No-self and personhood
Catholic anthropology defends the person, soul, moral responsibility and final communion with God.
Nirvana and salvation
Nirvana must be distinguished from the Catholic end: resurrection, beatific vision and communion of saints.
Monastic discipline
Exterior similarities with monasticism do not erase doctrinal differences about God, grace and final end.