Most other religions have an omniscient and omnipotent Creator God. The world was created by this Creator God. Ordinary people can live in heaven according to the doctrine and live happily ever after, but no matter how hard they work, they cannot become God. All Buddhas in Buddhism were once humans, and people can become Buddhas after their inner enlightenment.
So the essence of Buddhism is godless.
Buddhism advocates that all beings are equal, and people are not divided into high and low, and everyone can get equal promotion channels by practicing with all their hearts and efforts to do good. This is very different from the division of people into different castes in Hindu .
What Buddhism teaches everyone is wisdom, not magic. In the Western religious system, if you are disrespectful to the gods, you will be punished by God and fall into hell. However, Buddhism believes that becoming a Buddha and falling into hell are caused by one's own behavior, and the causes you sow will lead to the fruit you bear, which has nothing to do with the Buddha itself, and is chosen by one's heart.
Finally, let’s explain here “put down the butcher’s knife and become a Buddha on the spot.” Does this sentence mean that you can become a Buddha by stopping killing? No, butcher's knife is not a knife in the physical sense here.
butcher's knife refers to all evil deeds, evil karma and evil thoughts. Letting go of butcher's knife refers to letting go of all evil behaviors and thoughts.