Hindus believe in the Vedas, a holy Hindu book, but Buddhists do not believe in any Hindu texts. As previously mentioned, Hinduism is based on a caste system, but Buddhists believe anyone can achieve Nirvana, and reject the hierarchy and exclusivity of the
Jews are to dedicate there life with God even after ones death. Buddhism’s main intention is to set human beings free from suffering by reincarnation, while on the other hand Jews objective is to make the world a better peaceful place. Both Buddhism and Judaism have sacred bibles but they differ widely. Buddhists book of the “Tripitaka” has to do with just the teachings of the Buddha, though on the contrary Jew’s book called the “Torah” involves many different things that they believe in within the Five Books of Moses. However, both religions are the most peaceful and serene religions there are in the entire
Hinduism vs. Buddhism Brandon Henry Jonathan Stotts REL 212 11/01/2013 Hinduism and Buddhism are two very interesting religions that are still used widely around the world today. Each religion has it’s own goal to reach and meaning or practices followed by many. These two religion originated at different times and although have many similarities, there are many difference between the two. Hinduism originated in the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism has no founder or particular prophet and was shaped by the collective wisdom of enlightened masters.
Buddhism on the other hand has a definite founder, Siddhartha Gautama who is otherwise known as the Buddha or Enlightened One who lived from 565 to 483 B.C. Siddhartha Gautama was a Hindu who found Hindu theology lacking and after years of searching for truth created a religion now known as Buddhism. Due to some basic similarities, the two religions have much in common, but in other ways they differ immensely. The concept of a god or gods in Buddhism is almost nonexistent and because of this some people do not believe it is a true religion. Hindus have many gods governing different aspects of Hindu life.
APOL104-D55 4/27/15 Critical Thinking When looking at Christian worldview the main question is, is there a God? Now when looking at Buddhism, this question does not apply. Buddhism became a tradition that is passed down from a teacher to a student that is a set of pragmatic instructions and techniques for cultivating sanity and brilliance in us and our world (Shambhala International, 1994-2015). Question of Origin The question of origin is a tough question to answer when looking at Buddhism. They do not worship a God.
Another difference was that Buddhism did not attempt to force people into converting. In the Christian religion, popes tried forcing people into converting and the religion became very unethical and corrupt. The last difference between the two religions would be that Buddhism was spread by monks
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.
Hence, the goal is to obtain release. In Buddhism, this means abandoning the false sense of self so that the bundle of memories and impulses disintegrates, leaving nothing to reincarnate and hence nothing to experience pain. Samsara: Samsara is the name we use for the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. Some think it is the opposite of Nirvana. Within Buddhism, samsara is defined as the continual repetitive cycle of birth, death, and bardo that arises from ordinary beings' grasping and fixating on a self and experiences.
It is no surprise, then, that these two beliefs share certain similar aspects. Hinduism and Buddhism both aspire to reach a certain point in which their physical life ceases to exist and spiritual bliss is experienced. In Buddhism, this spiritual bliss is known as nirvana, and it is by way of enlightenment of the mind. Hinduism’s destination is to be united as one with the Brahman creator life force, and in doing so experiencing eternal spiritual paradise. In addition, both these faiths reach this euphoria by means of good living and works as well as experiencing reincarnation after death.
Mahayana Buddhism is different than other religious groups because there is not a god or other supernatural being that is worshiped. A Buddha is simply a teacher who teaches people who want to learn how to be self-efficient, have self-discipline and how to strive as an individual. Buddhism is against animal sacrifice and believes it is important to be considerate of all