DSST Intro to World Religions Exam Prep

Answer: C - Jainism does not involve any central or peripheral allegory pertaining to Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ. He is a central figure in Judaism, but is not considered the Messiah. Jesus is one of the holy prophets in the Islamic faith, and is mentioned in the Quran even more than Muhammad. While Buddhism does not include Jesus as a principle figure, the deep and innumerable similarities between the faith and Christianity have spurred debates for centuries over the degree to which one religion influenced the other. The similarities between Jesus Christ and Buddha are viewed as exceptionally noteworthy, and many theologians argue are too pronounced to not have some correlation. Jainism is a faith found primarily in India that, like Buddhism, advocates a path of non-violence.