Hinduism Vs Western Religion

The eastern religions that we have discussed in class are Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The western religions that we have discussed in class are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The Eastern Religions have originated in countries such as China, India, and Japan. The western religions originated in Europe and the Americas. There are few similarities between eastern religions and western religions, but many differences. The biggest difference between the two religions is that eastern religions believe in more than one god, whereas western religions believe in one God.

Buddhism and Hinduism are two of the world’s most influential and greatest religions. Buddhism is a religion based on the teachings of the awakened one (Abrams), and Hinduism is the oldest of the world’s greatest religions (Rice). Both of these religions arose in South Asia, thus they share similar culture and philosophy; however, they also contrast greatly with each other in many other aspects. By comparing the rituals of worship of the two religions it is proven that Hinduism worships various deities, whereas Buddhism does not worship any. Rituals of worship such as puja and meditation are practiced in both religions, nevertheless the way and purpose of how they are done differ.

Hinduism is quite different from Western Religions. Hinduism is a way of life not, simply created by one person. For example, Jesus Christ and his followers spread the word about God. Christianity has the top number of followers today however, there are multiple variations on this religion. Hinduism is a well-known religion as well but, not a widely practiced. Hinduism followers don’t do missionary work like Christians are known to do. Christians will knock at your door and ask for a moment of your time to talk about their lord and savior.

Myths are culturally accepted stories that humans have orally constructed and passed on from generation to generation to serve our larger perception of life and humanity. Further, myths help guide us in their teachings about creation, good and evil, mortality, and suffering. However, these myths contrast between Eastern and Western regions. Eastern regions depart from Western regions in terms of their religious influence. Religion in Eastern regions helps shape the importance of humans’ relationship with a higher power through the embodiment of rituals and sacrifices—much like in Native American and Shinto religious beliefs. Although Eastern regions branch from these diverse cultures, they centralize on the belief that the relationship between God and humans is universal and essential for human life.

Hinduism and Christianity are two of the largest religions in the world today with nearly half of the world’s population claiming one of the two as their own. Without a doubt, both religions have been extremely influential in the world. In the minds of most, this is about as far as the similarities between Hinduism and Christianity go; however, the fact is that the two religions actually have much more in common than is often perceived at passing glance. There are commonalities strung all throughout the two religions, from parallel texts of scripture to eerily similar view’s concerning the nature of the divine.

Through out all of India, there are a variety of religions that are practiced daily: Islam, Sikhism, and Jainism just to name a few. One thing that ties them altogether is that they have been greatly impacted by two influential and important religions; Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism originating first and a couple centuries later Buddhism arises, these practices have both distinct similarities and differences that have survived thousands of years and are still exercised today. Between the teachings from the Buddha and the role of the Bhagavad Gita sharing an outlook on the Varhnashramadhrama, there are some clashing elements like dharma and murder but also some key elements that hold them together.

According to the book, The Religion of the Hindus, Hinduism is the third oldest world religion that has approximately 300 million followers, most of which live in India. The holy language of Hinduism is the Sanskrit language. Hinduism is considered a religion versus a philosophy. There is no specific founder for Hinduism; however, it is closely related the customs and manner of Hindus, making it rather challenging to distinguish its essential properties from mythology and folklore. (Morgan, 3)

Comparing Hinduism and Christianity isn’t easy because Hinduism is a not an easy religion for most in the west to understand. It signifies limitless deep waters of understanding, a rich history, and a rich theology. There is for sure no religion in the world that is more multi-colored or overelaborate. Comparing Hinduism and Christianity can easily overwhelm the learner of relative religions. So, the question should be considered carefully and modestly. The answer given here does not pretend to be complete or assume even an understanding of Hinduism at any specific point. This answer simply compares a few points between the two religions in effort to show how Christianity is solemn of special consideration.

Did you know that Buddhism believes in suffering? All all these religions have something different about them. But they have a lot more differences than similarities. First, Hinduism and Christianity both have one thing in common and one thing that is different about these two religions. They both have one god that can be many forms. And the difference is that the Hindus god Brahma millions of forms and Jesus is the father, the son and the holy spirit. “There is nothing lost or wasted in this life.” Obviously, he’s trying to say that no matter what you do in your life your choices will always be correct in some way. Second, Confucianism and Islam only had a difference. There difference was that Confucianism does not have a god and Islam does.

Eastern and Western religions are found in different places in the world and they both have different religions for each one that is located in their area but at the same time they could have something alike to what they do for their religion. Both of these two different religions has some different things they do and some of things they do that are close to what they do in their religion, First, the hinduism and christianity they both have belief in one god with many other forms, and one thing they don’t have alike is that hinduism they have a millions of forms of brahma the supreme god while christians have only jesus. Clearly, Islam and the Buddhism have one thing they do that is close to what they normally do they both do nice things to

A thorough and often-assigned work, Klostermaier 2007, understands four different elements of Hinduism: indigenous, Indus Valley, North Indian “Aryan,” and South Indian “Dravidian” perspectives. Klostermaier 2007 also focuses on the change, development, and conflict within Hinduism, arguing that, in addition to sectarian debates, the colonial and postcolonial worlds gave rise to various attempts to extract certain “essences” out of Hindu ideas and discard the rest as either “corrupt” or not “original.”

It is the human nature to adapt in various condition. Every religion has evolved since the beginning. Hinduism has gone through the evolution as well. Influences of Islam and Christianity can be seen in the Hinduism due to India being invaded by Muslims and British Colonist. Some of the religious belief and practices have been changed or stop practicing over the period of time. This paper will mainly highlight the changes since Islamic until the British colonial India.

An interesting aspect of Hinduism is its conception has created a history that is still prevalent today. The citadels of the Harappa culture provide modern society with information regarding the architecture and consequently their religious practices. However, there are some aspects of the Harappa culture that are still unknown to this day. For example, there is little evidence regarding the culture’s manner of disposal. Consequently, we lack the knowledge of the Harappa’s religious convictions. After the fall of the Harappa culture, the Indo-Europeans embraced language as a means of understanding. Historians have been able to track the migration patterns of the Indo-Europeans. They can do so because the language of the Vedas

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.

Around the World there are various differentiating religions. They all have a similar goal which is to see past everyday concerns in quest of a higher moral drive. Western and eastern religions both are very spiritual in various diverse ways. The western religions focus on monotheism, whereas the eastern religions are polytheistic.