Buddhism is based on the teachings of Lord Buddha who had been a Hindu before attaining Nirvana, and therefore given this fact, it follows that Buddhism share many similarities and some differences in certain ideas, beliefs, practices, and sacred texts. Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion. It is the native religion of India. It predates recorded history and has no human founder. Records dating back 6,000 to 10,000 years show that even in that time period, Hinduism was considered an ancient religion.
Hinduism's fonder is unknown due to the lengthy of years of its establishment, which is over 1500 years ago. However, Hinduism has gurus and sages as its religious leaders. Most Hinduism followers have Sanskrit as their original language, and their sacred texts are the Bhagavid Gita, Vedas, Sutra, and Upanishads. Buddhism are both originated from the subcontinent of India. They have an extraordinarily long but rather strange and strained relationship that is over many years even to that of Christianity and Judaism.
Unfortunately? Maybe not. Certain Hindus, particularly Brahmins (one of the four Indian caste), are vegetarian, abstaining from eating meat. Those Hindus who do eat meat (the remaining 3 caste) abstain from the consumption of beef, as the cow holds a sacred place in Hinduism. As in Hinduism, every god has their own vehicle.
Buddhism, founded by Siddhartha Gautama during the 6th century B.C, puts great emphasis on the concept that there is no “self” but instead that everything is an illusion. Buddhists strive to separate themselves from the physical world because it is full of suffering and to seek enlightenment. Their greatest form of achievement is nirvana. What were some of the similarities you saw between the two religions? Both religions believe in seeking wisdom to achieve a greater status.
Hinduism and Buddism: Subtopic: How do Buddhist and Hindu's view of liberation reflect their religious beliefs of the people? Thesis: Although the final goals for Hinduism and Buddhism: moksha and nirvana are similar, the Buddhists reject the sacrifices and caste system in Hinduism in order to reach the goal. The Buddhist reject the Hindus’ belief of Brahman and atman. The Hindus believe all of our soul (atman) is part of Brahmin. Brahmin also created every atman.
Zarathustra eventually convinced Vishtaspa, the Iranian King, to help use his power to help spread the new religion. There was to be no animal sacrifices, but still use the fire alter with the idea that the fire wasn’t to be worshiped but rather used as a symbol of divine good. Again, it was a monotheistic religion with he holy spirit Spenta Mainyu, but saw the universe in a morally dualistic fight as a good verses evil struggle since the beginning of time. To be good meant to be honest, cultivate farmland to help the community, and show kindness to all including animals. Divine judgment occurred in the afterlife and was based on a reward verse punishment system.
Buddhism derived from Hinduism but has moved out of India and is practiced primarily in Southeast Asia. Hinduism is considered one of the oldest religions in the world and the third largest religion with about 900 million followers. More than two-thirds of Hinduism follower's or Hindu's are living in India. Hindu's do not depend upon the existence of any One God who created the world or who gets involved in the matters of its people. The basis of Hindu philosophy is found in the sacred texts called the Vedas.
Hinduism seems like it set the footprint for the other eastern religions that have emerged over the years. Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism religions and philosophies have been practiced by millions of people for centuries.These seven different religions has a lot of similarity even though the origin of the religions comes from different geographical locations. Hinduism Hinduism seems to be a true Pagan religion. Countless deities, gods, goddesses, and incarnations abound, and are defined in sacred Hindu texts, such as the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Upanishads. Yet the Hindu acknowledges a "supreme reality"( Smith, Houston.
Complimentary and contrasting ideas will be explored and developed in coherence with Pi, to gain a better insight on human epistemology. Pi's double-major in religious studies and zoology give him a well-rounded insight of faith and science. Throughout the book, important parallels between zoology, religion, and survival can be drawn. Early on, Pi explains how misinformed people believe that wild animals are much happier because they are seemingly “free”. In reality, he continues, these animals lead a life of compulsion and necessity in an unforgiving food-chain (Martel, 19).
How Gandhi epitomises hinduism Mohandas Gandhi exemplifies hinduism in many positive ways but he also is unable to completely fulfill hindu beliefs and religion. Gandhi started liking religion when he was just a boy and grew on to it since. He tried to follow hinduism in every possible way. some however were just too much for him and he let his outside influences change his way of hinduism. He did live out his life in the four stages of hinduism and he lived as a hindu the best he could all the way through his death.