Abstract
The Buddhist concept of upaya-ksulalya or in is well known among students not only of Buddhism but of comparative religion as well.' Although it achieves greater prominence in Mahayana Buddhism2 it is clearly evidenced in Theravada Buddhism as well.3 The expression in basically refers to skill in means by which doctrines of Buddhism are conveyed to audience. Underlying it is view that the Buddha was not a computing machine giving answers to whatever questions were put to him by anyone at all, without any consideration. He was a practical teacher, full of compassion and wisdom. He did not answer questions to show his knowledge and intelligence, but to help questioner on way to realization. He always spoke to people bearing in mind their standard of development, their tendencies, their mental make-up, their character, their capacity to understand a particular question.4 The purpose of this paper is to indicate how this Buddhist concept may serve as a basis for a comparative study of Buddhism and Christianity.
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