Moksa and Nirvana:
While I explored the concepts of moksa and nirvana, I found that moksa in Hindu traditions and nirvana in early Buddhist traditions, has many similarities and differences. (Add some similarities and differences) I am also going to discuss the general ancient Indian worldview. This includes describing the social hierarchy and order of the Hindu caste system as well as discussing how karma, samsara, moksa, and dharma relate to each other. There are three philosophical schools, four asrama, and three spiritual paths in Hinduism that are all part of the Vedic worldview. I will explain Buddhist concepts such as The Four noble truths, The Noble eightfold path, and the history of the Buddha.
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The Upanishads are a collection of texts that contain the main concepts of Hinduism and discusses the importance of fulfilling the ultimate reality of being a brahman and describes the character of the path to human salvation or moksa. The Upanishads form the last part of the four Vedas, which contain hymns, scriptures, morals, and other rules that Hindus live by. The Sutras establish parts of the Upanishads and helped form the orthodox schools thought. The Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu scripture that tells the story of Prince Arjuna and his relationship with Krishna, a Hindu deity. Even though the schools generally believe that the ultimate goal is to reach moksa, each school interprets the Upanishads, Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita is different ways and has different thought about how one can obtain the ultimate reality.
The oldest school is Advaita Vedanta (8th century CE). It refers to the nature of the divine, the relationship of the divine- God, human, and world, and focuses on how to reach moksa. This school believes that the soul (atman) is no different from God and you can obtain this higher power by recognizing the true self is the same as the brahman. One can reach liberation by letting go of craving and finding the path of knowledge. Obtaining moksa includes learning though a spiritual teacher and takes years of preparation in order to become a brahman and achieve
While I explored the concepts of moksa and nirvana, I found that moksa in Hindu traditions and nirvana in early Buddhist traditions, has many similarities and differences. (Add some similarities and differences) I am also going to discuss the general ancient Indian worldview. This includes describing the social hierarchy and order of the Hindu caste system as well as discussing how karma, samsara, moksa, and dharma relate to each other. There are three philosophical schools, four asrama, and three spiritual paths in Hinduism that are all part of the Vedic worldview. I will explain Buddhist concepts such as The Four noble truths, The Noble eightfold path, and the history of the Buddha.
What is Hinduism? Hinduism is more …show more content…
The Upanishads are a collection of texts that contain the main concepts of Hinduism and discusses the importance of fulfilling the ultimate reality of being a brahman and describes the character of the path to human salvation or moksa. The Upanishads form the last part of the four Vedas, which contain hymns, scriptures, morals, and other rules that Hindus live by. The Sutras establish parts of the Upanishads and helped form the orthodox schools thought. The Bhagavad Gita is a Hindu scripture that tells the story of Prince Arjuna and his relationship with Krishna, a Hindu deity. Even though the schools generally believe that the ultimate goal is to reach moksa, each school interprets the Upanishads, Sutras, and the Bhagavad Gita is different ways and has different thought about how one can obtain the ultimate reality.
The oldest school is Advaita Vedanta (8th century CE). It refers to the nature of the divine, the relationship of the divine- God, human, and world, and focuses on how to reach moksa. This school believes that the soul (atman) is no different from God and you can obtain this higher power by recognizing the true self is the same as the brahman. One can reach liberation by letting go of craving and finding the path of knowledge. Obtaining moksa includes learning though a spiritual teacher and takes years of preparation in order to become a brahman and achieve