Do all religions claim to be the exclusive truth?

[TonyChanYT]

Officially, major religions do claim exclusivity. E.g. Buddhism teaches that it provides the path to liberation from suffering through the enlightenment found in Buddha's teachings.

In practice, some Buddhists believe that Jesus is also a way to the enlightenment. Wiki:

Some high level Buddhists have drawn analogies between Jesus and Buddhism, e.g. in 2001 the Dalai Lama stated that "Jesus Christ also lived previous lives", and added that "So, you see, he reached a high state, either as a Bodhisattva, or an enlightened person, through Buddhist practice or something like that."

While claims of exclusive truth are present in the world's religions, individual practitioners may embrace pluralism—some more, some less.

See also What would happen to people who don't acknowledge the true Jesus?

 

[Bob Estey]

Officially, major religions do claim exclusivity. E.g. Buddhism teaches that it provides the path to liberation from suffering through the enlightenment found in Buddha's teachings.

In practice, some Buddhists believe that Jesus is also a way to the enlightenment. Wiki:


While claims of exclusive truth are present in the world's religions, individual practitioners may embrace pluralism—some more, some less.

See also What would happen to people who don't acknowledge the true Jesus?

I wouldn't have any way of knowing whether all religions claim to be the exclusive truth. I can't remember my denomination making that claim.

 

[Jim C]

Reminds me of the old game show Truth or Consequences. They all claim they're the real God, but in the end only the one living God will be standing.