Hinduism Vs Buddhism Research Paper

India is the births place of two of the world’s major religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. Around the year 500, Brahmanism dominated India, which was the continuation of Vedism, the culture bought to India by Aryans around 1500BC, The Aryans’ ideas of Brahmanism merged with the ideas of the native people in the Indus Valley, developing Hinduism. Around 500BC, Buddhism was established by Siddarttha Gautama. Both Brahmanical Hinduism and Buddhism in India are inseparable from its society, culture and history. They share a very long history and are closely related, but also pronounce differences and some conflicts. Before its disappearance in the 11th Century, Buddhism gained popularity because it created hope for people who were dominated by the oppression of tradition and orthodoxy of Hinduism. Nonetheless, despite their …show more content…
The Five Capital Sins (mahapataka) in Brahmanism are killing a Brahman, drinking liquor, theft, sexual intercourse with the teacher and friendship with those who committed the capital sins. If committed consciously, those who committed the capital sins have no expiation. Their fates are to repeat birth and death in hells. However, sins committed unintentionally they can perform acts of expiation. The Capital Sins (Parajika) exists in Buddhism which is the capital sins by offending monastic rules of discipline. There are four capital sins for monks, and eight for nuns. The four capital sins are killing, stealing,, having sexual intercourse and lying (particularly about one’s insight or enlightenment). The eight capital sins for nun consist of four capital sins plus those of allowing a male to touch her body, accepting an invitation of date from a male, concealing other nun’s offense and rejecting the grounded criticism from other nun regarding conduct, even after rebuked three times. In Buddhism, punishment of sin is banishment from the