Buddhism: Similarities And Differences

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Buddhism is a branch off from Hinduism, so they have more similarities than most religions. They both believe in reincarnation, believe that there is different paths of enlightenment, and they also believe that our suffering is caused by having attachments to different areas of the world around us. These two religions also differences instead of trying to gain Moksha Buddhists detach from themselves from everything to reach nothingness, Buddhists do not believe in any Hindu scriptures, also Buddhists don't believe in the Gods Hindus believe in they believe that Buddha is the supreme being. The day that Siddhartha escaped from the palace he noticed 4 differnet things that softened his heart. He saw a old toothless man, crippled with arthritis.

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