Comparison of Hinduism and Buddhism Jasmin Ponce-Hall Professor Eric Speir World Religions May 6‚ 2014 Hinduism and Buddhism are two religions that I have found to be very interesting to me since I’ve started this course. In the following paragraphs I will explain the cultural and geographical origins of each. I will explain in detail‚ a few of their religious practices and an example of how they are practiced in our world today. Hinduism originated on the Indian subcontinent
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Jainism began as a monastic faith but then developed a lay movement. There are no priests in Jainism; monks and nuns are their clerics. Though Jains pray to the Hindu gods for earthly favours‚ such as long life‚ the true objects of their devotion are the Tirthankaras‚ or the Jain saints. The term Tirthanikara means “makers of the river crossing”; they are historical figures who achieved release of the eternal cycle of karma. To the Jains‚ the law of karma‚ not the will of the gods‚ determines
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The religion of Jainism has many components that are said to be very similar with certain parts of Hinduism as well as Buddhism. The Jain religion is most popular in India where it was first found. There are millions of Jain people around the world. Jainism first started in ancient East India. The success of this religion all comes down to the 24 Jinas. Jinas are those who overcome or conqueror. The first Jina is believed to have been a giant around 8.4 million years ago (Robinson‚ 2010). The
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JAINISM JAIN Religion one of the oldest religion in the world does not believe in worshipping an individual It worship real quantities of a soul who attained state of “Jin” One who has faith in preachings of ‘Jin’ and who practices it is called “Jain” LORD MAHAVIR Popularly known as ‘Shraman Bhaguman’ Regarded as the founder of Jainism He‚ the founder ‚ being the last of 24 Thirthankars(flourished drom 599-527 B.C.) He made it Jain Religion JAIN PHILOSOPHY Jain system like the Buddhist
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Buddhism and Hinduism both became popular in Ancient India during the Mauryan Empire‚ probably due to the idea that one could achieve perfection and escape their worldly troubles. Buddhism and Hinduism both have a state enlightenment and a belief in nonviolence‚ but Hinduism has many gods and a rigid caste system‚ while Buddhism is more free‚ rejecting the caste system and the idea of gods. Buddhism and Hinduism both have a state of enlightenment. In Buddhism‚ this state of enlightenment is referred
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Buddhism and Christianity: Worldviews Compared Even though Buddhism has similar beliefs to Christianity when it pertains to morals‚ the vast majority of beliefs between the two religions are different. Buddhism was created out of the dissatisfaction with Hinduism (Caner & Hindson‚ 2008). Buddhism also divided into 2 main branches called Mahayana and Theravada. Buddism continues to change while Christianity is constant‚ reliable and has the Bible as proof. Buddhism Creation View Buddhism was born
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Socrates and Zen The differences between Eastern and Western philosophies are very pronounced. Western mentality is generally based upon a rational‚ ordered system of categories that encourage the continual search for truth and knowledge through science or religion. Conversely‚ Eastern mentality maintains that life is a journey towards self-discovery of oneself and the unexplainable universe. However the drastic divide between Eastern and Western thoughts may not have always been so dramatic
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Buddhism can be defined as a religion‚ originated in India by Buddha‚ focusing on compassion. The main teaching of Buddhism is that desire causes life’s suffering. To end this suffering one must go through enlightenment. Support for these teachings are the Four Noble Truths. The first truth is that suffering is inevitable. Secondly‚ suffering is caused by desire and ignorance. Thirdly‚ is the belief that we can end suffering by eliminating our cravings and desires achieving Nirvana. Finally‚ the
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Buddhism is a unique form of religion‚ unlike any other. Being able to compare and contrast Buddhism and Christianity allows you to see each part that is so very different. The major differences are that of the belief in God‚ the life after death‚ the purpose of life‚ and the way to salvation. Christians believe that there is one God‚ and he is the one and only Creator. While Buddhist primarily do not believe there is a God‚ they believe that the world was already created and continues to recreate
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Dharma is one of the main concepts in both Buddhism and Hinduism and even though they are the same word‚ there are many differences between the two. In Hinduism‚ they believe dharma to mean righteousness‚ justice‚ faith‚ duty‚ and a religious and social obligation (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 274)‚ while in Buddhism‚ dharma is said to be morality and truth (Oxtoby‚ Segal p. 377). Both religions say that when dharma declines‚ this is when the Buddha is born for Buddhists and when lord Krishna comes to save the
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