Deloris Buliner RESL201 Christopher Myers October 20‚ 2014 Purification of Judaism and Hinduism Judaism and Hinduism have different cultures and originate from different ends of the spectrum of religious development. The origin of Judaism is characterized by a dramatic break with the near Eastern religious tradition comprising of the unity of God‚ man‚ and the cosmos while Hinduism on the other hand‚ characterized by “pantheism” as the main motif in its religious outlook (Ridgeon‚ Lloyd). While
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doctrine of ahimsa from Hinduism‚ yet the Buddha recognized divinity in every living thing. Every insect‚ every blade of grass‚ had a portion of Buddha. Buddhist monks appear to be very similar to the Hindu sannyassin. Samsara is present in both religions‚ as both believe in change and suffering. Siddhartha sought to discover a way to deal with suffering. Ascetism did not work; however‚ he was eventually enlightened while meditating. He most likely picked up meditation from Hinduism since he was born
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In Hinduism‚ karma is the concept referring to the rebirth of a soul as either a lesser or greater being depending on how they chose to behave in their former life (Molloy‚ 2009). People can choose to live their lives in a moral manner by doing good deeds for others‚ giving to the needy‚ acting selflessly‚ and committing as few sins as possible in order to achieve a higher life form in their later life. However‚ should a person choose to behave in the opposite manner and not live their lives in a
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Buddhism is believed to have originated about 2500 years ago‚ near 500 BC in on the border of Nepal and India. Its founder‚ Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha) was raised in a well-to-do family and lived surrounded by excess. Though raised in this way‚ Siddhartha was not convinced of the true value of these material items. After seeing the “four sights” sent by the gods‚ Siddhartha "born a prince and raised in luxury‚ renounced the world at the age of 29 to search for an ultimate solution to the
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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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Hinduism is the world’s oldest religion religion‚ while Judaism is the oldest monotheistic religion. Hinduism‚ while being the oldest‚ is not the largest religion in the world. Judaism was once wiped out completely‚ until its return many years later. Judaism has only one god‚ making it monotheistic‚ Hinduism has many gods that are worshipped‚ which makes it a polytheistic religion. Hinduism may be the oldest religion‚ but is doesn’t have many adherents. For hindus‚ praying is a big part of
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Hinduism and Buddhism The two religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ are similar because they both had a belief in karma and reincarnation but different because Buddhism was founded by Buddha but Hinduism didn’t have a single founder‚ and because of Hinduism’s belief in many Gods but Buddhism’s belief in no particular God. Hinduism and Buddhism are different in that Hinduism believed in many Gods but Buddhism didn’t address any God. Hinduism believed in several Gods such as
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On the surface‚ Hinduism and Christianity seem completely different. Hinduism‚ which originated in India‚ is all about reincarnation and karma. Christianity‚ which originated in the Middle East‚ is about forgiveness and being forgiven. However‚ they do share a few similarities‚ such as a sacred writings‚ or writings in Hinduism’s case. But where to the differences end and the similarities start? Hinduism is a complicated religion with one central idea on what to do to achieve happiness. Truth means
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The caste system in Hinduism was created around 1200 BC‚ during the Vedic period‚ and has been a continual tradition in Hindu society even after being outlawed in the Indian Constitution in 1950 which was a major change for Hindu society. This tradition‚ which is so deeply embedded into Hinduism‚ is hard to abolish as it has been a continued tradition and way of life for a long period of time .The Indian term for caste is jati‚ and generally designates a group that can vary in size from a handful
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Buddhism vs. Hinduism Recent studies show religion derives from many sects of life. It has changed very much over time and has been studied more frequently through all of our lives. Religion is developed by the base of beliefs‚ myths‚ and rituals. In life many people learn and discover different religions that form their drive of which path to follow and how to set standards for others to view and relate to. There are several and many different kinds of religions some that vary into small and even
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