How Is Hinduism And Buddhism Alike

In modern society people tend to look over the history of religions. That also means they don't like to compare their religions to others. They don't really know how similar they really are. Take Buddhism and Hinduism for example. Buddhism and Hinduism are both originated from an Indian Subcontinent. They spread rapidly but Buddhism died away quickly but is still around today. 2 of the 5 most popular religions are actually more alike than you think.
Buddhist and Hindus may seem like they live completely different lifestyles, but there are some ways that they are alike. When they worship, they both worship in temples, but buddhists don't reply on gods so they only pray on their free time to get closer to Buddha. They also originated in the Indian subcontinent. The religions spread rapidly around India. They also refused to eat meat because they …show more content…
All of those hindus confess sins. Well they try to. They will spend hours praying for forgiveness from their gods. They believed if they did not pray hard enough the gods would send out karma to get them back. On the other hand with Buddhists, they did not confess sins, they did not even believe in sins. Final difference I will be covering is the status of woman. In Hinduism men had more stature than woman. Kings would marry more than one woman because they believed they were just used to make himself look better. The more wives, the more desirable you are. Woman also could give up their lives to become nuns or priestess. Buddhist woman and men are all equal. Them did not discriminate against genders.
To sum up my essay, Buddhism and Hinduism are similar and different in their ways. Buddhism and Hinduism are both spread rapidly around an Indian Subcontinent that they originated from. They did spread rapidly, but Buddhism died away quickly.The religion is still around today. 2 of the 5 most popular religions are actually more alike than you