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Hinduism And Buddhism Similarities

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Buddhism and Hinduism

Some similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism is that both Buddhism and Hinduism share a strong belief in rebirth of a soul in a new body which is an endless cycle of births and deaths that must be broken. Another similarity is that both religions are made up of smaller deities or sects. Hinduism is made up of 4 different types of deities, Shaktism, Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Smartism. And Buddhism is made up of 3 sects, Vajrayana, Mahayana, and Theravada. Also another similarity is that they believe in karma. Karma is all the good and bad things done during someone's life. Another thing both religions believe in is in enlightenment. Enlightenment is the understanding of the ending of a life and the cycle of rebirth

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