Buddhism vs. Hinduism

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Buddhism vs . Hinduism

Introduction

Both Buddhism and Hinduism are widely practiced religions of the world No one is completely certain of where Hinduism was started and by whom it was led . However , today Hinduism is the third largest religion of the world . And with the passage of time many changes and alterations have been made in this religion . Most importantly , Hinduism includes many different beliefs and dominations that have arisen . Even though there are many common things exist in

different Hinduism sects and their beliefs are tied to some extents . The Vedas ' is considered the oldest written document of Hinduism and it was being written in 1000 B .C but had existed orally long before

On the other hand , Buddhism is a transformed version of Hinduism Buddhism was founded by Gautama the Buddha . Buddhism is known for its Middle Path that which neither promotes extreme asceticism nor absolute hedonism yet still leads to nirvana . In addition , the Buddha promoted the 8 fold path , that of right thinking , right effort , right speech right of understanding , right of livelihood , right of concentration and right of mindfulness . Though the Buddhism or the middle path discouraged the concept of and external God waiting to mete honour or punishment besides , it strongly believed in the cycle of reincarnation finishing which a seeker could achieve nirvana , the ultimate enlightenment . Both Hinduism and Buddhism arose in South Asia , and thus stem from a similar culture and philosophy

Difference between Buddhism and Hinduism

Buddhism believes in soul and matter and there is no place for God besides this Hinduism considers God as the creator of the universe . In contrast , Buddhism denies the Vedas authority and dislikes animal sacrifice , while Hinduism believes in the authority of Vedas and attaches special significance to the Vedic rituals

Buddhism does not believe in the superiority of the Brahmans or any caste distinctions , while Hinduism puts emphasis on the caste system and considers the same bed rock of the whole social system . Buddhism is missionary religion which aims at converting entire mankind to the doctrines of Buddha while Hinduism never seeks converts and it has no definite organization like the Buddhist sangha . A personal element is introduced by Buddhism in the form of Buddha as the saviours , while there are no such personal elements in Hinduism ( HYPERLINK "http /www .blurtit .com /who .php ?username Nerox " Nerox , pg , 1

On matters of social structure Hinduism and Buddhism differ greatly . The two religions also distinguish because Buddhism emphasizes and Hinduism omits individual freedom to progress socially and spiritually in the current life . In comparing the two religions , one can easily find why it is that Hinduism has showed the more stable and Buddhism the more HYPERLINK "http /sc .essortment .com /hinduismandbud_rtqs .htm " \t "_top humanitarian philosophy

The caste system is the outstanding instance of Hinduism 's establishment tendencies . If casting among Hindus sects they can be divided into four major classes , Shudra , Brahman , Vaishya and Kshatriya...