Comparing Buddhism And Hinduism In Introduction To World Religion

In Introduction to world religion we have discussed about Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism is not like the other religions we encountered in the past chapters because Hinduism is one of those religions that follow the scriptures called the Vedas very heavily, and perform there cast duties, it is the way of life. Whereas Buddhism is the religion of enlightenment, Buddhism is a unique among the major religions we have encountered so far because they require deep meditation and earnest morality. Hinduism and Buddhism are two very distinctive religions but they also have common features. Hinduism is one of the largest religions known to the world; in fact, it is the third largest religion. How Hinduism came about is that no one knows how because
according the CNN library “There is no single founder or founding incident of Hinduism. It grew out of cultural and religious changes in India” (CNN library). Whereas in Buddhism, how it came about is that the founder of this religion is Siddhartha Gautama who was enlightened. Before he was enlightened and became the Buddha; Siddhartha Gautama was born in a royal lineage, he had all the money and the luxury he could ever want, but then he soon realized that all this wealth would not grant him true happiness. “After six years of study and meditation he finally found 'the middle path' and was enlightened. After enlightenment, the Buddha spent the rest of his life teaching the principles of Buddhism — called the Dhamma, or Truth — until his death at the age of 80”(White & Ven). Both Hinduism and Buddhism have different founders and that is one of the reasons that what makes them different from each other. Another contrasts that Hinduism and Buddhism are the scripture that both these religions have to teach their fellow followers.