Eastern and western Religions are different
Traditions
Western
Judaism, Christianity and Islam
God is Transcendent and separate from his creation
Monotheism
One-God
More Warlike or Bellicose
God in his essence is personal. He has a consciousness
He
Emphasis is on the sacred text or religious authority with the right doctrine
Emphasis is on prayer, worship and talking to God
The problem is Sin - Willful or conscience disobedience to Gods Laws
The Solutions are some form of forgiveness or plan of Salvation
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Eastern
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Sikhism, Jainism
God is imminent and creation springs from his very essence
Polytheism / Pantheism
Many Gods / All is God or everything is God
Less Bellicose
God in its essence is impersonal
It
Emphasis is on a personal or private religious, experience and meditation or spiritual insight
Meditation, Non-personal Experience
Problems are ignorance, and the idea of desire
The Solutions are Enlightenment and the practice of detachment