All religions differ from one other that’s what make them all unique. Buddhism differs from other religion starting with their believe in "God" being transheistic, meaning there is a concept of gods, but gods are not there creator. Many other religions teach and belief the idea of God as their creator and their believes revolve around them. Although Buddhist and Hindu both believe in rebirth the Buddhist beliefs are slightly different. Buddhist believe that karma, the idea that your actions will result in what happens to you, affects your next life when you are reborn. All religions have an end goal one way or another. For example Catholics believe in following the 10 commandments and by doing so going to heaven when the time here on Earth
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Thereavada is the most modern form of Buddhism which is focused more on a monastic community. One who studied Theravada is pursing the goal of finding Nirvana by finding enlightenment on their own. Theravada is usually studied by monks and nuns, and when they do achieve the goal they are known as Arhats. Theravada is taught through original teachings such as Pali Canon or Tripitaka along with meditation. Mahayana is the largest form practiced. This form is slightly different from the others since it not only teaches traditions but also teaches compassion. The accommodations that take place make it a more achievable for an everyday Buddhist, unlike the Theravada, where you must be a monk or nun. Mahayana has many schools and sects and uses the same text that Theravada use, just builds upon the ideas where more of an average person can understand. The last form is Vajrayana. Vajrayana is the oldest form that is believed to be directly from Buddha after he reached 16 years of enlightenment. Vajrayana focused around the idea that material world is manifest of divine energy. This form is taught through the same Pali Canon, but also has secret text from Indian texts called Tantra. Many people who practice this form engage in a lot of yoga for many different things going on in their
Thereavada is the most modern form of Buddhism which is focused more on a monastic community. One who studied Theravada is pursing the goal of finding Nirvana by finding enlightenment on their own. Theravada is usually studied by monks and nuns, and when they do achieve the goal they are known as Arhats. Theravada is taught through original teachings such as Pali Canon or Tripitaka along with meditation. Mahayana is the largest form practiced. This form is slightly different from the others since it not only teaches traditions but also teaches compassion. The accommodations that take place make it a more achievable for an everyday Buddhist, unlike the Theravada, where you must be a monk or nun. Mahayana has many schools and sects and uses the same text that Theravada use, just builds upon the ideas where more of an average person can understand. The last form is Vajrayana. Vajrayana is the oldest form that is believed to be directly from Buddha after he reached 16 years of enlightenment. Vajrayana focused around the idea that material world is manifest of divine energy. This form is taught through the same Pali Canon, but also has secret text from Indian texts called Tantra. Many people who practice this form engage in a lot of yoga for many different things going on in their