Were the beliefs of early Hindus and Buddhists fundamentally the same? Why or w

Were the beliefs of early Hindus and Buddhists fundamentally the same

Buddhist and Hindu beliefs have a lot of similar features in their philosophy , outlook and attitude to life : both of these religions accept the ideas of reincarnation (sansara , ideas of rendering (karma , ideas of duty , right way of life , etc . But Buddhism makes an accent on the individual salvation , while Hindu makes it on collective , by the beliefs of Buddhism a man is able to get out of sansara by his individual effort after realizing and determining his own right and

virtue way of life and he can make an influence on his destiny and change his karma

Both Buddhism and Hinduism accept the idea of reincarnation , that depends on the behavior and actions one did during his life . But by the belief of Buddhism the eternal chain of reincarnations can be broken and it 's has to be a goal of everyone to break it because the stop of reincarnations that cause pain and suffering will be the achievement of nirvana- the condition of bliss , rest an unity with Buddha

Hinduism doesn 't share this belief and division of people on casts makes the whole life of Hindu society very regalement and conservative giving the credit of carrying all religious activities to a small group of priests- Brahmans

Another aspect that differs Buddhism from Hinduism is the rejection of the supreme role of Buddha in salvation . Buddha is like an assistant who helps in achieving nirvana , he is not considered to be a creator of the world , nor hi not considered to be a supreme god . In Hinduism there is a vivid cult of three gods : Shiva , Vishnu and Brahma , as well as religious ritual , worshiping and scarification plays an important role

Both of the of the religions have a lot of common features in their outlook and philosophy , and both of them exerted a key influence on the development of eastern civilization...