Hinduism and Daoism

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Evan Polinsky History 9.22 The purpose of life in Hinduism is to have a good karma and to reach Moksha. Hinduism believes in a caste system. In its caste system the most important people are the priest followed by warriors, then merchants and artisans, then farmers, and lastly the untouchables. They believe that during your lifetime you cannot go up or down in the caste system, and that all you are supposed to do is complete your dharma, which is your role in life. If when you die your karma, which is the total of good and bad of your life, is closer to good than bad than you will be reincarnated a level up in the caste system and vice versa. The goal of every soul is to reach Moksha which is the stage when you do not need to get reincarnated anymore and you can go to heaven. You reach Moksha when as a priest you have a good Karma. Overall Hinduism talks a lot about the purpose of life The purpose of life in Daoism is to become one with the Dao. Daoism believes that the Dao flows through everyone and is the cause of the universe. It believes that the goal of everyone’s life should be to become one with the Dao. In summary Daoism believes that the purpose of life is to become one with the Dao. Hinduism’s religious beliefs helpfully maintain social control. Due to the fact that the goal of every Hindu is to have a good dharma and reach Moksha there will most likely be very few if any rebellions. Nobody would want to rebel because then they would have a bad karma and go down in the caste system. Everybody would also do their job very well because they had to do their dharma. In conclusion Hinduism’s religious beliefs maintain social controls. Daoism focuses on having a lack of social order. The beliefs of Dao are that everybody should separate themselves from society and become one with nature. It believes in rejecting formal

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