On topic. . .
People mentioned Thay -- he wrote about this. . .
So -- to me this comes down to, both have Buddha nature, etc..We don't want to say that Buddhism is a kind of Christianity and Christianity is a kind of Buddhism. A mango can not be an orange. I cannot accept the fact that a mango is an orange. They are two different things. Vive la difference. But when you look deeply into the mango and into the orange, you see that although they are different they are both fruits. If you analyze the mango and the orange deeply enough, you will see small elements are in both, like the sunshine, the clouds, the sugar, and the acid.
But as he says -- I cannot accept the fact that a mango is an orange.
So its an important thing.
Quote is from -
http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/buddhis ... thers.aspx