Comparitive Religion : Hinduism and Christianity

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By definition, religion is considered as, “ the belief in and worship of a god or group of gods.” Various religions can be found internationally and many are practiced worldwide. Both Christianity and Hinduism are very popular religions, and have a substantial amount of followers. In fact, Christianity and Hinduism are the largest, and third largest religions of the world, respectively. They have been tremendously influential on the world and have, arguably, shaped it into what it is today. Despite many differences between the two religions, Christianity and Hinduism have quite a few fascinating similarities. Not only do they have similar views on how the universe came into being, but they also agree on the fact that the “truth” can, and will only be revealed to humans by God himself. Christianity and Hinduism contain both similar and contrasting practices and have greatly impacted the lives of their followers for centuries.

The concept of the 'self' is critical to a great many religious traditions. Understanding one's own individual position within the context of the universe helps to drive one's relationship to the divine, to the pedestrian and to one's fellow man. This is the orientation that helps define atman in the Hindu tradition. Here, this layered 'self' is a critical dimension of one's spiritual enlightenment. Finding and recognizing one's 'permanent self' from within is an essential part of this path. A concept tantamount to the soul, the atman is, in Hindu tradition, said to be the vestige of humanity that remains even when the body is expired. This makes it an essential premise also of transferring the self during the cycle of reincarnation.

He realized then that this experienced showed him the way to realization. Instead of punishing his body to find release from the confines of the self, he would work with his own nature and practice purity of mental defilements to realize enlightenment.

Every religion has unique characteristics that set them apart from one another. The differences vary from the origins to the specific ways of worship. Two religions that show many levels of differences are Christianity and Hinduism. Although there is a variety of topics to compare, the afterlife seems to be the most enticing. As we look into what occurs after one passes in theses religions, there will be a clearer understanding of how these two systems of worship are alike and how they contrast.

A universalizing religion is a religion that is found everywhere with followers distributed widely around the world. The holidays and events are strongly connected to the founder’s life. An extremely dominant universalizing religion is Christianity.

Britain ruled over India and religion was a constitute for nationality in a way they had an ideal of living in harmony with Muslims and Hinduism. As both are separate in their belief and worship, they opposed each other in a form of political background and who should run the country. As religion began to be a big part of the conflict, the creation of the nation was started with wanting independence. As a result, Muslims feared Hinduism would dominate and flee them into another land.

The world has many different belief systems including Christianity and Buddhism. Both are similar and different in many ways. These religions are used in different places around the world and influenced the lives of its followers and the society in which they are practiced. Christianity is more diverse and complicated in its beliefs and totally depends on faith. In contrast, Hinduism is a belief more based on the simplicity of culture and tradition.

Siddhartha grew up peaceful and pampered, as his father made all attempts to keep him from pursuing life as an ascetic. He

Once upon a time, there was a prince named Siddhartha Gautama. The prince’s birth was unusual. His mother had a dream that a white elephant entered her womb foretelling that her baby would be a Buddha. His father ruled the Shakya clan. King Suddhodana Gautama wanted Siddhartha to become a great ruler rather than a religious leader, so he created a protected environment for the young price. Despite his father’s efforts Siddhartha expressed signs of spiritual proclivity. He was unbeatable in martial arts and learned how to meditate so deeply as to levitate. Siddhartha grew progressively curious of the outside world, to the point of finally urging his father to allow him a chariot ride outside the confines of the place walls. In order to shelter the prince King Suddhodana rid the countryside of any of the four elements that might inspire the prince to consider religion. The king ban all the sick and old from sight, funeral processions became prohibited and all religious artifacts removed from the kingdom (Corduan, 2012). However, the Hindu devas had other plans for prince Siddhartha. They took the four forms that the king had so carefully admonished. One became an old man on the verge of dying, another took the form of a man with a disfiguring disease, the third sight was a funeral procession for a decomposing corpse and a holy monk displayed the serenity of a life of renunciation. Among the many troubling thoughts the young man had was the

The yogas are active spiritual paths, a way for people to achieve illumination by the Divine Spark within us all. The word yoga literally means “union” and is related to the English words "join" and "yoke". Through yoga, we “unwrap” the Divinity within, thereby allowing our true spiritual natures to shine forth ever brighter. There are numerous types of yoga; here is a short explanation of some of the main ones:

Not many westerners know about eastern religions. The first thing that people think of is yoga, meditation, and Buddha. Buddhism and Hinduism are two of the world’s oldest religion. Since Buddhism developed from Hinduism they can be very similar however, they are not the same because both religions have different types of rituals, founders, and gods. They also have different views on life and enlightenment. In this paper I will discuss the foundations and practices of both religions and then move into a discussion comparing and contrasting the two religions.

In Swamiji’s words, “He is the Oneness, the unity of all, the reality of all life and existence”(Volume – III – page - 306) Hindu believes that if he sees through the other he will attain eternal glory.

Post-Jesus’s death Paul created a mission preaching the teaching of Christianity. The acts of Paul spread the belief of Jesus to Jerusalem and Israel. After three years of studying Jesus’s life, he realized that his life was all a deific plan. Paul also realized that, “Jesus was a cosmic figure who entered the world in order to renew it” (Molloy, 344). Paul arranged his focus to be more of the meaning of Jesus and what he calls the cosmic Christ.

Meditation is practiced for thousands of years. When he emerged, meditation is supposed to help better understand the sacred and mystical forces that