Compare And Contrast Buddhism And Hinduism

As regions and empires further grew in size and individual cultures began to further characterize themselves, man began asking fundamental questions, such as life's purpose and the natural order of society. As a result, religious systems began sprouting throughout Eurasia as a product of this human imagination. Two of these many religions were Hinduism and Buddhism, both originating in the India. While both Buddhism and Hinduism share unique characteristics, including the belief that suffering is caused by greed and that life's final purpose was to escape the cycle of rebirth through the purification of the soul, both religions vary, as Buddhism lacked gods, while Hinduism celebrated a polytheistic standpoint with a multitude of gods. The two