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    Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Judaism Some differences between Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and Judaism were that Buddhism is a philosophy or way of life which leads to a moral life. Its founder was Siddartha Gotma. It also has no creation or narrative about everything that happened. It uses Indian cultural referances. Buddhists believe that enlightenment is achieved by individual effort and mediation. Judaism uses Jewish cultural references. They don’t believe that desire causes suffering unlike Buddhists. Judaism

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    Buddhism is a religion to almost five hundred million people in the world. Buddhism was founded between the sixth and fourth BCE. The religion spread all through Asia. Buddhism essentially is all about reaching nirvana or Buddhahood. There are different branches within Buddhism; However‚ all hold the same basic principles in life. All Buddhists follow the lessons attributed to Buddha. Some lessons include: Dharma and Sangha‚ meditation‚ loving kindness‚ and compassion.

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    religions of Buddhism and Hinduism‚ Dharma is the belief of a life path that should be followed in both religious practices‚ and is considered to be the foundation of both‚ and while vastly similar‚ the concept and meaning differs slightly between the two. Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ and other religions of Indian origin share the concept of dharma‚ a term that makes its appearance in the ancient Vedic scriptures as a word for the central order of the universe (Thompson‚ 2015). When Buddhism separated from

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    The​  Buddhism and Hinduism​  religions​  resemble each other in that they are both  be​ lievers in some sort of reincarnation process and in Dharma‚ Karma‚ and Samsara;  however‚ they are contrasting in terms of Hinduism being a ​ polytheistic religion and Buddhism  being a religion that feels as though it isn’t necessary to believe in a god or goddess​ .   Although Buddhism and Hinduism religions were very closely associated in many  ways‚ one of the major distinctions between the two was the fact that Hinduism is a 

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    that a group of people believe in and live by. In the Buddhist religion‚ the fundamental Buddhist teaching is the doctrine of conditionality. Everything is dependent on conditions – nothing has a fixed and final essence and this includes ourselves. Buddhism seeks to minimize any thoughts or actions‚ that cause humans to suffer and that suffering results from the nature of the reaction to events‚ rather than necessarily the nature of those events. Buddhist scriptures provide guidelines to ethical

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    Islam does not believe in Trinity‚ whereas in Christianity they believe in Trinity which means that God has three forms. The same goes to Hinduism and Buddhism‚ they are two different religions but they have their similarities and differences which makes them unique. The differences and similarities in the religions also apply to Hinduism and Buddhism. Hinduism and Buddhism’s belief in gods and their practices are different from each other. Hinduism is a polytheistic

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    Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism‚ three of the world’s most dynamic and ancient religions developed in India around the same time. Though each borrowed from‚ evolved because of‚ or came into conflict with each other: Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Jainism are more than religions‚ but cross-sections of an entire culture and time period. Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism have many a huge impact on eastern life as we know it. The interactions between humans and environment

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    Buddhism is based on "the awakening" of one man. Buddhism holds that life is full of suffering which comes from desire. The ultimate goal of Buddhism is nirvana‚ the extinguishing of human desire and suffering. This is accomplished by seeking enlightenment to end desire‚ and thus end suffering. Since desire is inherent in human nature‚ this results in an effort to renounce the self and "awaken" to the truth of reality. Once a seeker has awakened‚ he or she is said to be "enlightened." Buddhism

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    On Sunday October 24‚ 2010‚ I attended a Buddhist service at the Buddhist Church of Florin. The service was held at 10:00 a.m. and it lasted for about an hour. The morning service began with the ringing of the kansho. The reverend and his assistant entered bowing to the area where the Amida Buddha Statue was and they placed fruits and flowers in the table that was in front of the statue. They chanted a nembutsu‚ “Namo Amida Butsu”‚ which means “I rely upon Amida Buddha”. This was followed by

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    Buddhism and Hinduism Both Buddhism and Hinduism represent many similar traits‚ however in the end‚ the differences do outweigh the similarities. Hinduism was one of the first religions to be strictly followed in the ancient times as far as 2300BC to 1500BC. Siddhartha Gautama (The Buddha) stood tall at the Brahmin rank of the caste system‚ on the other hand‚ after seeing many gaps between the rich and the poor within the community‚ he decided that there needed to be various changes in order for

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