The Objection
Buddhism teaches that all conditioned phenomena are impermanent (anicca). The Christian concepts of eternal heaven and eternal hell contradict this fundamental insight. Moreover, attachment to any outcome—including salvation—is itself a cause of suffering.
Key Claims
All phenomena are impermanent
Eternal states are impossible
Attachment to salvation causes suffering
Liberation is from all concepts
Buddhist philosophy
Christian Response
How apologists address this objection
Impermanence applies to the created, material world, but God and the souls He creates exist in a different category—the eternal and uncreated.
Buddhism's claim that 'all is impermanent' is itself a permanent truth claim—self-refuting
The physical universe had a beginning and will end, but God is eternal and uncreated
Human longing for permanence and meaning points to something beyond the transient
Christian hope is not 'attachment' but trust in a Person who promises eternal life
Jesus' resurrection demonstrates that death and impermanence are not the final word
Ravi Zacharias, The Lotus and the Cross