Hinduism Vs. Buddhism
Around the world, there are countless divergent religions and philosophies influencing people and societies by their diversity. This essay could review other religions; nevertheless, it will examine two: Hinduism versus Buddhism. Both contain philosophical and religious beliefs; moreover, these religions existed, side-by-side, in ancient India. “They are widely practiced and have survived for centuries” (Nandan & Jangubhai, 2013, p. 27).
Even though, Hinduism has been around for many centuries, it did not exist in its present form before the time of Buddha (Joshi L. M., 1970); it has no founder. The major beliefs of Hinduism are reincarnation together with karma, making it a polytheistic [to believe, in more than one god] religion. Hindus
believe the social position or caste that they attain in their reincarnated life will depend on the deeds they have done, in their previous life. “For, in that case death is certain for the born, and rebirth is inevitable for the dead. You should not, therefore, grieve over the inevitable. As sun rises every morning and sets every evening, birth and death can’t be avoided or prevented” (Bharati & Tyagi, 2014, p. 121). Although Hinduism has many gods, they all have the face and personality of one god. They strive always to reach Moksha [emancipation, liberation and release from life and death]; Hindus can only obtain that after many reincarnations or rebirths over many lifetimes.
Even though, Hinduism has been around for many centuries, it did not exist in its present form before the time of Buddha (Joshi L. M., 1970); it has no founder. The major beliefs of Hinduism are reincarnation together with karma, making it a polytheistic [to believe, in more than one god] religion. Hindus
believe the social position or caste that they attain in their reincarnated life will depend on the deeds they have done, in their previous life. “For, in that case death is certain for the born, and rebirth is inevitable for the dead. You should not, therefore, grieve over the inevitable. As sun rises every morning and sets every evening, birth and death can’t be avoided or prevented” (Bharati & Tyagi, 2014, p. 121). Although Hinduism has many gods, they all have the face and personality of one god. They strive always to reach Moksha [emancipation, liberation and release from life and death]; Hindus can only obtain that after many reincarnations or rebirths over many lifetimes.