Today, according to a comparative study done by G.B Nandan and Nasir Ahmed M. Jangubhai, “Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the five major religions in our world today” (Nandan and Jangubhai 27). Since both of these religions steam from a similar philosophy and culture in South Asia they have a major influence on one another. Although their major influences on each other are important facts to acknowledge, it is also important to be aware of their key differences in both their beliefs and rituals. To begin with Hinduism has very little solid history to go off of. It is believed that Hinduism is based off of an old written document called the Vedas. According to Nandan and Jangubhhai, “The religion of Hinduism teaches us that each living
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Brahma is the creator spirit that created all forms of life. Returning to Brahma would not be easy and could not happen in one lifetime. To return to Brahma one must be completely pure without any sort of impurity, therefore the “soul is forced to live life after life until it is pure enough to return to Brahma,” (Nandan and Jangubhai 27). When someone reaches true enlightenment through Hinduism they will truly understand what it means to see the Brahma nature within. To achieve this state of enlightenment one must go through the Wheel of life or samsara. According to the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, “Samsara is the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation” (“Samsara (Hinduism)”). Once one has gone through samsara completely they achieve what is known as moksha or “liberation”. Although Brahma is the main God for Hindu people he does not “punish or reward those for their achievements in life; every soul creates their own rewards and punishments through karma” (Nandan and Jangubhai 27). Karma …show more content…
Buddhism has been described as “a religion, a philosophy, a psychological system, an ethico-moral code, a socio-economic blue-print, and so on” (Nandan and Jangubhai 28). Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama was originally the son of an Indian warrior-king that lived his life in extreme privilege until he decided to become a monk to attempt to comprehend the truth of the world around him. According to an article called, “Basics of Buddhism”, “the culmination of his search came while meditating beneath a tree, where he finally understood how to be free from suffering, and ultimately, to achieve salvation” (“Basics of Buddhism”). This is how Gautama became known as the “Enlightened One” or more commonly known as Buddha. Gautama of Buddha began to travel around India after this enlightenment to teach other people about what he discovered. The Four Noble Truths were the basis of his teachings. The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to suffering. The Four Noble truths are not meant to be negative, in fact they are meant to be a plan to deal with any suffering that a person may face. It is basically like a four step plan. The first step or “truth” is to “identify the presence of suffering” while the second step is to “determine the cause of suffering”
Brahma is the creator spirit that created all forms of life. Returning to Brahma would not be easy and could not happen in one lifetime. To return to Brahma one must be completely pure without any sort of impurity, therefore the “soul is forced to live life after life until it is pure enough to return to Brahma,” (Nandan and Jangubhai 27). When someone reaches true enlightenment through Hinduism they will truly understand what it means to see the Brahma nature within. To achieve this state of enlightenment one must go through the Wheel of life or samsara. According to the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, “Samsara is the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation” (“Samsara (Hinduism)”). Once one has gone through samsara completely they achieve what is known as moksha or “liberation”. Although Brahma is the main God for Hindu people he does not “punish or reward those for their achievements in life; every soul creates their own rewards and punishments through karma” (Nandan and Jangubhai 27). Karma …show more content…
Buddhism has been described as “a religion, a philosophy, a psychological system, an ethico-moral code, a socio-economic blue-print, and so on” (Nandan and Jangubhai 28). Siddhartha Gautama was the founder of Buddhism. Siddhartha Gautama was originally the son of an Indian warrior-king that lived his life in extreme privilege until he decided to become a monk to attempt to comprehend the truth of the world around him. According to an article called, “Basics of Buddhism”, “the culmination of his search came while meditating beneath a tree, where he finally understood how to be free from suffering, and ultimately, to achieve salvation” (“Basics of Buddhism”). This is how Gautama became known as the “Enlightened One” or more commonly known as Buddha. Gautama of Buddha began to travel around India after this enlightenment to teach other people about what he discovered. The Four Noble Truths were the basis of his teachings. The Four Noble Truths are: the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to suffering. The Four Noble truths are not meant to be negative, in fact they are meant to be a plan to deal with any suffering that a person may face. It is basically like a four step plan. The first step or “truth” is to “identify the presence of suffering” while the second step is to “determine the cause of suffering”