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Originally Posted by pre-dawn
The ultimate in Christian belief is God. Buddhism goes beyond that to what can be called the 'Godhead'.
Christianity and Buddhism are compatible up to a point, after which Buddhism leaves everything behind.
The article Shim refers to is not quite accurate in one respect:
First, there are Buddhist practitioners, Theravada, who do not relate to a personal God, but even if they do as in Mahayana or Vajrayana, there is an understanding that the deities and gods imagined and prayed to do not really exist. They are temporary and useful concepts to facilitate practice and teaching, but unlike the Christian God and soul, have no permanence. Therein lies all the difference between Christianity and Buddhism.
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pre-dawn - Christianity teaches that the soul lives on forever through Christ, and certainly God lives on forever so I'm not understanding your comment about the Christian God and soul have no permanence. But feel free to explain.
Blackraven