Compare And Contrast Jainism And Buddhism

Hinduism, which developed in 1500-500 B.C.E. and Buddhism and Jainism, which both developed around 500 B.C.E. were all important to India. Specifically, Buddhism contributed to the establishment of the Mauryan Dynasty and proved its stability and ability to be a great religion. Buddhism is the best option out of the three religions because it motivates its believers to do well, its rules create peacefulness and nonviolence, and it has the ability to overcome social instability.

Buddhism does not believe in the caste system unlike Hinduism. Their caste system consists of Brahmans which are the priests, officials and warriors, merchants, and peasants. Each caste must follow their own dharma and duty. They must complete only their duty and completing one's duty not so well is better than doing another caste duty. This can cause discouragement and fear within the people because if they try to move up a caste during their current lifetime, their property will be taken away from them and they will immediately become untouchables, which …show more content…
Unlike in Hinduism, where the priests over power the leader, Buddhism does not give power to the priests. In Buddhism, one does not need help from the priest to achieve enlightenment, they only need to follow the four noble truths. Adding on to this, Buddhism does not have fancy rituals like Hinduism where a lot of resources are used. Instead the resources used in the rituals can benefit and help people. For example, the resources can be used for infrastructure; building roads, houses, ect.. Buddhism also believes in Karma and reincarnation. Because Karma is a tally of good and bad deeds and they know that they will be reincarnated, Buddhists try to be the best person that they can possibly be. They respect each other and act morally which results into better citizens. The morals of Buddhism result in social