11/4/2014 5a. Attempt a comparative analysis of Hinduism and Buddhism with specific reference to their origins‚ beliefs and practices. Hinduism is the dominant religion‚ or way of life‚ of the Indian subcontinent‚ and consists of many diverse traditions. It includes Shaivism‚ Vaishnavism and Shaktism among numerous other traditions‚ and a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of daily morality based on karma‚ dharma and societal norms. Hinduism is a categorization of distinct intellectual or philosophical
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Hinduism and Buddhism are two influential religions of the world. Both holding philosophical traditions and originating in India. Hinduism dating back to about 2500 B.C.E. identifies four central themes in its belief system. They include spiritual aspect‚ conduct of life‚ truth and reality and intuition. "Hindus consider all of creation worthy of worship‚ and thus religious activity in Hinduism takes many forms" ( http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761555715&pn=2&s=17#s17)
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India’s history. Buddhism has its own unique aspects and rules‚ some of which were retained from Hinduism‚ that helped construct a sustainable social structure through unification‚ peace‚ and order. Buddhism formed as a result of the decline of popularity of Hinduism. Hinduism was very complex in rituals and daily lifestyle which was an impetus for a simpler religion to take hold. During the formation of Buddhism‚ Gautama Buddha retained many aspects that were a part of Hinduism. Gautama‚ being raised
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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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The roles of women through the customs of both Hinduism and Buddhism have been a pivotal part in achieving universalization between the orders. Some considered women as obstacles in their goals‚ while others worshipped them as goddesses. Within Hinduism’s quest for Moksha‚ and Buddhism’s quest to attain Nirvana‚ women were acting to gain equality as practitioners of their chosen religion. In a dominion primarily controlled by men‚ one must wonder how exactly women dealt with the limitations in their
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Reincarnation- Buddhism vs. Hinduism How would it feel to know that after you died‚ you would be reborn into a new body? That the deciding factor in what you would become was how you lived your life? Beliefs like these have existed for at least 3‚000 years. Originating and commonly practiced in Western countries‚ this is called reincarnation. To know that you have lived many lives before this one and that there are many more to come is a very attractive perspective from which to judge the meaning
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Hinduism and Buddhism Compared and Contrasted Hinduism and Buddhism are ancient religions that have millions of followers today. They both started in ancient India. Although they are different religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism share many similarities with regard to their beliefs‚ and their practices. Hinduism began around 3‚000 years ago near the Indus River of northwestern India. This religion has no original founder and no single holy text. Brahmins were the first Hindu teachers. They passed
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and contrasting several traditional religions with the religion of Buddhism which will be my main focus. Dating back to 6th century BC‚ Buddhism is the world’s fourth largest religion with approximately 250 to 500 million adherents. In this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting Buddhism with Hinduism; the world’s third largest religion‚ and Christianity; the world’s largest religion. First I will begin with Hinduism. Hinduism originated in 1500 BC and has a population of about one million adherents
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Hinduism and Buddhism are the two main religions of Ancient India. Both religions share common beliefs and have their differences. Some differences are the gods worshiped‚ the founders of the religions and the holy books worshiped. Both religions are similar and different at the same time. In the buddhism religion‚ the founder was not one person alone. Hinduism was developed over 3500 years ago by the Aryans. The Hindu religion was developed around the caste system. Important books of the Hindu
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of human history. Out of these‚ Buddhism and Hinduism are two of the most popular religions within the general population. Hinduism is the oldest known religion and is very rich‚ with literally hundreds of gods‚ symbolistic rituals‚ and beliefs. It is believed to have been established around 1500 B.C.‚ but Hinduism was not the brainchild of any one person‚ as it evolved over a long period of time through the contributions of a great many religious leaders. Buddhism‚ on the other hand‚ developed its
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