Similarities And Differences Of Buddhism, Buddhism And Hinduism

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.

“Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma ("eternal spiritual path") began about 4000 years ago in India. It was the religion of an ancient people known as the Aryans ("noble people") whose philosophy, religion, and customs are recorded in their sacred texts known as the Vedas” (United Religions). Vedas are written in the ancient language of India, called Sanskrit. Vedas means “knowledge” or “sacred lore.” The Vedas gives great intelligence about the variety of Gods from the Vedic period, 2000 to 500 BCE (Molloy,78).

Upon reading about the historical and religious background of Ancient India, one can clearly assume that the country was strongly influenced by three main religious teachings: Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. These three sects in religious thinking have many similarities as all recognize the life-cycle and the need of liberation, they worship one central deity that used to be a human who gained enlightenment and they all recognize the existence of the eternal soul and after-death re-incarnation. However, they also share a lot of differences that mark the underlying principles of practicing them. I will identify the scope of differences and similarities in these ancient religions in an attempt to understand why each attracted followers, why

There are more than seven billion people living across the world and about 19 major religions with about 270 subgroups. In many states and countries, there are two or more religions that are being practiced by its residents. Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the 19 major religions, that are widely practiced. Hinduism and Buddhism both have common origins, and share similar beliefs. Both Hinduism and Buddhism are religions that focus on the way to live and the different paths to gain enlightenment. There are certain differences that make them different in terms of individual life time and its major principles (Silf).

Buddhism is a religous and philosophy belief propagated by the Buddha, a teacher from India who lived between the 4th and 6th century before the common era. The teachings of the Buddha whose real name was Siddharwa spread through Asia and to the West after his death as it was practised by the followers.

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.

In early India, there were many types of religions, two of which being Hinduism and Buddhism. Both Hinduism and Buddhism were extremely important religions in Early India. They shared some similarities and differences in qualities regarding their origins, sacred texts, and different beliefs. Hinduism believed in reincarnation and karma as it would help them in their coming life and will move them higher on the caste system, opposed to Buddhism which believed more in doing the right thing and not hurting anyone or anything because they believed that all deserve to be treated correctly. Buddhism was not about the caste system like Hinduism, it was more about being a good human being and that karma will return to you. The people that looked more in Buddhism were the people who were the rejects of the caste system.

Buddhism is a religion in light of the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama (otherwise known as the Buddha). He was an Indian sovereign raised Hindu, and the

Buddhism is a religion to about 300 million people around the world. The word comes from 'budhi' meaning to awaken. It originated about 2,500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama, known as the Buddha, was himself awakened or enlightened at the age of thirty five. In about the sixth century B.C. Siddhartha Gautama was born into a royal family. When he was young his experiences with the outside world drove him to seek out a greater understanding of life and spiritual fulfilment. Through seeking guidance and meditation, Siddhartha achieved enlightenment. From that point, he was known as the Buddha. For the rest of his life, the Buddha travelled great distances teaching people about one path to salvation. After the Buddha's death, his followers continued

Buddhism is a religion based on the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, more commonly known as Buddha, which translates to the “enlightened one.” The creator had actually lived in India from 563 to 483 B.C. Buddhist monks and traders had brought this religion to China around 200 A.D. These traders traveled to China from India and Central Asia along the Silk road. Buddhism has had a long history in China, and native Buddhist religions developed that are corrected and agreed by Chinese Buddhists. It was widely accepted between many people.

Buddhism is a philosophy, a moral code, and, for some a religious faith which originated in 530 BC in India. Buddhism evolved as a modification of Hinduism when Hinduism started to become very complicated due to too many sacrifices in the name of God. Today, an estimated 300 million people follow one of the many varieties of Buddhism.

Buddhism is the religion of about one eighth of the world's people (Gaer 27). Buddhism is the name for a complex system of beliefs developed around the teachings of a single man. The Buddha, whose name was Siddhartha Gautama, lived 2,500 years ago in India. There are now dozens of different schools of Buddhist philosophy throughout Asia. These schools, or sects, have different writings and languages and have grown up in different cultures. There is no one single "Bible" of Buddhism, but all Buddhists share some basic beliefs.

Buddhism is one of the largest religions in the world that started in India. Later spreading to China,Burma,Japan , Tibet and other parts of southeast Asia. Buddhism is a religion that

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.

Buddhism and Hinduism both have similarities and differences. Some of the similarities are: they both believe in Karma, Dharma, reincarnation/rebirth, meditation is highly important, humility, moral principles, and they began in India. They also believe that the more you overcome desire, the less suffering you’ll have. First of all, Karma is a cause and effect principle in Buddhism and Hinduism. For example, good action causes good Karma, while bad actions cause bad Karma. I believe that what goes around comes around. I’ve seen Karma happen many times in my life. An example of when I’ve seen Karma happen was to my cousin. She has always judged people with disabilities and now she has one too. Therefore, Karma got her because she now has a disability since she would judge others who had them. From what I learned in class, Dharma has different meanings. In Buddhism, Dharma means cosmic law and order. Dharma is applied to the teachings of Buddha. Whereas, in Hinduism, it means truth, law, duty and justice. Hindus also believe in reincarnation, which to them means that the soul can’t be created nor destroyed, meaning that the soul leaves one body to go into a new one after you die. I remember my friend once told me a story about a boy who reincarnated. The story she told me was about a little boy who said that his dad stabbed him and he died and that he liked his new dad, which was his biological father. I believe that this story goes with the reincarnation topic because the boy