Hinduism and Buddhism are two of the oldest and most influential religions around the world. There are currently over one billion Hindus and 488 million Buddhists still celebrating their religion today. Hinduism and Buddhism are very similar religions for many reasons‚ some of the reasons being their beliefs and origins. Both religions originated in India and are based on similar cultural backgrounds and traditions. Based upon observations and review‚ these religions appear to be more similar
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of Buddhism Buddhist practices have flourished throughout Asia for thousands of years. These practices didn’t reach the Western culture until the late 19th century. However‚ over the past decade Buddhist teachings seemed to have an attraction within our rapidly changing culture. Unlike many religions‚ which focus only within their institutions‚ the Buddhist focus point is to achieve inner peace within one’s self‚ in which can have a profound rippling effect. The manifestation of Buddhism throughout
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1. In both Buddhism and Hinduism the goal is to reach bliss otherwise know as Enlightenment or Moksha. Both Buddhist and Hindus try to accumulate as much positive karma possible. They both believe in reincarnation and believe all suffering comes from worldly desires or things. In Buddhism anyone can achieve Enlightenment‚ but in Hinduism only people in the Brahmin caste can achieve Moksha. In Buddhism there is no God‚ but in Hinduism there is many Gods. In Hinduism they believe in the caste system
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BUDDHISM AND THE ORIGIN OF LIFE Buddhism is a religious and social philosophy which was founded by Siddhartha Gautama in the 5th century bc.He was the son of a noble from the northern part of India who became obsessed with finding the answer to the question of human suffering. He left his family‚ wife‚ son and a life of privileged comforts to go live in the forest in an effort to find the answer to the question that so tormented him. He lived in the forest for six years practicing extreme asceticism
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As a kid and growing up‚ all of my friends never knew what Buddhism was. Even I barely knew what Buddhism was. All I knew and all they knew was Buddha seemed to look like based off my necklace. This always left the question in my head: What exactly is Buddhism? I began asking my family members what Buddhism was really about and they all responded that Buddhism was a religion. Later to find out is that they never really knew what Buddhism was‚ they were just told that is was a religion and just went
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The Spread of Buddhism in China Buddhism was created in India in there sixth century B.C.E.‚ and later spread to China during the first century B.C.E . In China‚ when people met Buddhism for the very first time‚ people had many mixed reactions. Some people began to accept Buddhism and started practicing it. Meanwhile‚ some people became very critical of the new language‚ and there were those who were indifferent about the religion‚ nor praising or declining. In the readings‚ Documents 2 and 3 show
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Group 1 - Buddhism brought Chinese people good things and there are people who like Buddhism during the period of instability and disunity which Buddhism was spreading and gaining popularity Doc 1‚ Doc 4‚ Doc 6 Group 2 - Confucians in China and the Tang dynasty didn’t like Buddhism - Doc 2‚ Doc 3‚ Doc 4‚ Doc 5 When Buddhism which was spreaded by southernization in the first century‚ was gaining popularity in China during about 220 CE to 570 CE‚ which was when China experienced a period of instability
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Greeting noble beings of the known world I am a Buddhist monk hear to teach you a little bit about our ethical teachings. Sounds like fun‚ so lets get straight into it. Buddhism is not only a world religion but it is also a philosophy with between 230 and 500 million followers. Buddhism is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha‚ simply known as “the Buddha” he is said to have lived in the 5th century BCE in ancient India. Essentially‚ according to Buddhist teachings‚ the ethical and moral principles
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enlightenment that ends the cycle of birth and death‚ and which brings freedom from suffering. An important belief that separates Buddhism from Hinduism is that the Buddha chooses weather to reincarnate‚ help others‚ and to “joyfully participate in the misery of the world” or to be in the final place and live in his or her Buddha Nature. There are many different forms of Buddhism‚ there is one cornerstone they all share in common‚ it is the belief in the three jewels‚ or the three treasures. They are the
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such as Buddhism to diffuse into China. While there were Chinese people who were supportive of Buddhism‚ there were also others who had either neutral or negative opinions about the spread of Buddhism in China. The power struggle between the two religions would later lead to the conflict and disunity within the state. As Buddhism increased in China‚ followers believed that its teachings appealed and accepted all and that it taught of selflessness and the path to Nirvana. Buddhism spread
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