Comparing Hinduism And Buddhism

Death, as some may say is a must. Every human being on this planet is going to experience death and afterlife once their soul leaves their body. But this concept of death differs from one religion to the next. Some believe it is the permanent ending of soul while others believe it gives us a new beginning. As per to our class discussion, many different cultures hold different beliefs regarding life after death, burial, rebirth and incarnation of soul. In this paper, I will first describe what Hinduism and Islamic rhetoric say about death and after life, and secondly, compare and contrast how their practices differ from one another.

Both Buddhism and Hinduism are well known religions. They are two of the most popular polytheistic faiths in the world. Some people believe them to be sects of the same religion, but they are mistaken. Buddhism and Hinduism have some similarities, but many things set them apart from each other as well. They are each their own religion in many aspects.

In the past few weeks of class we talked about so many different religions around the world. Three religions we discuss in class were Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity. These are three of the major religions in the world that still exist today. I will be focusing on how all three religions started, and I will compare and contrast Hinduism and Buddhism. Then at the end, I will discuss on how I feel about the three different religions.

Life after death is a very controversial topic around the world and in society. Throughout our lives, we often wonder ‘what happens when we die?’. There are many different beliefs as to what happens to our bodies and to our souls after we die. Religion provides answers to this question, however different religions offer different beliefs and answers to this question. There are two basic kinds of religion in this world: Eastern and Western. Through learning about the key beliefs of Catholics and Hindus I have been able to learn some similar and some different perspectives on the forever debatable question ‘what happens when we die?’.

Hinduism and Buddhism are among the oldest traditions in the world. Incidentally, both traditions have their roots in India. Since their beginning, both traditions have co-existed peacefully and even spread beyond India in similar patterns. Most people have scattered information about the traditions and make assumptions that they are similar. However, they also have clear distinguishing features. This paper intends to study the similarities and contrasts between the two traditions in various contexts. First, the traditions will be compared and contrasted based on how they began. The development processes of both religions will then be contrasted. The paper will then discuss the similarities and differences between the two religions based on the social and the political roles they played.

From the moment of conception to the day people die, there are life choices that are made through certain religious beliefs, this may have an impact on how life is in the afterlife. For Christians and Buddhists the purpose and meaning of their life and how it is lived out is determined by what they believe they will encounter in the afterlife. Through the divergent views of their beliefs, the two religions have different views on what the afterlife is for them. Because of this opposing view it reflects on how their life is lived out. Before we delve into a closer look at each faith it is important to understand the terms used within each religion as they also associate with differing terms about the afterlife.

In chapter four of “Buddhism: A Very Short Introduction”, Damien Keown, discusses the "Four Noble Truths'" and explores focal principles of the Buddha's teachings. "The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to put an end to suffering and rebirth." (Keown, 43) to attain nirvana. This is mostly through driving a moral life, and somewhat through the wisdom picked up by studying the Four Noble Truths. In this paper, I will be stating why is suffering an inevitable part of life according to Buddhism. As well as, how can we overcome suffering. All in which will prove that Buddhism, life is suffering and it is an unavoidable part of life.

Tanya Arya: Hindus trust in an everlasting soul (atman) that is resurrected pretty much in place from conception to conception. Through otherworldly practice, Hindus look for discharge (moksha, otherwise called freedom) so that the spirit can join with the Universal Divine Force (Brahman, frequently essentially interpreted as God).

The idea of the soul varies widely in religious tradition. While these variations exist, its basic definition is unvarying. The soul can be described as the ultimate internal principle by which we think, feel, and will, and by which our bodies are animated. The soul is seen as the core principle of life or as the essence of a being 1. Views on the permanence of the soul vary throughout religious tradition as well. While some view it as a mortal entity in flux others believe the soul is an immortal and permanent unit. These interpretations vary from time period to time period and between religions. These characteristics of the soul are interpreted differently through an Eastern or

However, people who practice Buddhism and Hinduism believe in life after death. Both Buddhists and Hindus follow the teachings of karma and reincarnation, which is backed up by what Victor J. Zammit says about how “Buddha accepted the basic Hindu doctrines of reincarnation and karma”. Buddhists, unlike Hindus, dont believe that humans have eternal souls. They instead believe that people consist of a bunch of habits, memories, and desires, that reincarnate in body after body (p. 1). To people who follow Tibetan Buddhism, after death, a person’s spirit has to go through a forty-nine day long process. This process is separated into three stages referred to as “bardos”. When the three stages end, the person either reaches nirvana or is reincarnated. The first stage of Bardo is the dying one. It starts at death and can last from a half a day to up to four days. At this point in time, they believe that all people see “The White Light”. In the second stage of Bardo, called the Luminous Mind, the dead encounter peaceful or wrathful deities created by karma. The spirits have to go through the process without flinching in order to get into the paradise realm. The third stage of Bardo consists of the spirit being reincarnated back onto earth (Zammit, p. 2). Hindus, unlike Buddhists, believe that people possess souls that are reincarnated. Zammit says that “Unlike Western...reincarnation, which tend to make the idea...exotic, desirable, and even romantic,

Between Buddhism and Hinduism, Buddhism relates to me more because it believe to lead a moral life, to be mindful and aware of thoughts and actions, and to develop wisdom and understanding. And that’s me but to a certain degree. Like the Hindus, Buddhists believes in Reincarnation meaning the rebirth of life again and again. The Hindus believe it’s a cycle that goes on and on and is never completely destroyed or dead, But the Buddha taught the people that followed the eightfold path that is able to end the cycle and that’s when they reach Nirvana. Nirvana is a state of feeling peace and happiness. Hinduism’s belief in reincarnation resulted in the caste system and that is however you lived your previous life will dictate which caste you are

Hinduism is about understanding Brahma, existence, from within the Atman, which roughly means "self" or "soul," whereas Buddhism is about finding the Anatman — "not soul" or "not self." In Hinduism, attaining the highest life is a process of removing the bodily distractions from life, allowing one to eventually understand the Brahma nature within. In Buddhism, one follows a disciplined life to move through and understand that nothing in oneself is "me," such that one dispels the very illusion of existence. In so doing, one realizes Nirvana. Buddhists require following the Eightfold Path and believing in the Four Noble Truths for liberation. The Four Noble Truths include the concepts of all life entails suffering, the cause of suffering is desire,

In the teaching of the Buddha, all of us will pass away eventually as a part in the natural process of birth, old-age and death and that we should always keep in mind the impermanence of life, the life that we all cherish and wish to hold on. During our lives as human beings, we experience transience as the four sufferings: the suffering of birth (and of day-to-day existence), that of illness, of aging, and finally, of

The writings of Buddha’s have many interpretations and doctrines of Self and Body. ‘Name’, is defined as the three groups of sensation, and ‘Form’ described by the four elements-.‘(153,4) The Buddhaghosa explains how Name is sensation, perception and predisposition, while Form is the four elements; earthly, watery, fiery and wind, teaching us namarumpa. Namarumpa can be explained as the way we identify things, and the way we identify with them. Karma and Samsara, define the nature of self through dependent origination, “Origination in a Sequential Series.’ These two examples teach us the nature of people, their primary problems and their quest for salvation.

The very essence of a persons being that must answer for its earthly deeds is the part of the human that survives death and better known in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity. Hinduism distinguishes this mystical essence as the celestial part of a living being, the atman, which is everlasting and pursues to be amalgamated with the Universal Ambiance, or the Brahman. Buddhism instils that an individual is only a brief mixture of the five combinations matter, sensation, perception, predisposition, and consciousness—and has no permanent ambiance. Of all the major world religions, the only one that does not identify an undying philosophic feature of the persona in the same way that all the others do is Buddhism. Nevertheless, all the major faiths