Hinduism and Buddhism share many beliefs such as believing in reincarnation‚ karma‚ and symbolism. The two religions share a view of “heaven” like place; known as moksha for Hindus and nirvana for Buddhist. Also‚ they believe that to be able to reach moksha or nirvana people need to go through many reincarnations until you are “ready”. Karma is one of the main factors that go into being “ready” for the afterlife. Buddhist and Hindus believe
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Hinduism‚ originating in northern India‚ was the source of three other religions: Jainism‚ Buddhism and Sikhism (Hopfe and Woodward‚ 74). When Hinduism started to decline because of its strict practices‚ Buddhism became more popular among the common people since it was not as complex. Buddhism arose out of the Buddha’s interpretation of the Hindu religious system. Many think that Buddhism and Hinduism are two separate sects of the same religion—but they are not. Despite having many similarities‚
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It is difficult to imagine our Paleolithic ancestors. Without written records our knowledge is limited but through archeology and anthropology we can get a sense of what their daily lives were like. Their’s was a constant struggle for survival against the forces of nature. Their view of nature was personified in their polytheistic religions. Every element of nature was governed by a supernatural being. There was no separation between nature and themselves as we experience today. One of their
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“What we call death is the total non-functioning of the physical body. Do all these forces and energies stop altogether with the non-functioning of the body? Buddhism says No” This brings into light their thought about reincarnation‚ and how when you die‚ your force and energy doesn’t die with it‚ it goes on to manifest and embody other forms‚ producing re-existence which is called rebirth‚ which some Buddha’s and nuns claim they can remember. Then when this body isn’t capable
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round and rotated on an axis by viewing a lunar eclipses and discoveries about gravity and the planets of the solar system‚ which they used to tell the horoscopes)‚ mathematics (the invention of zero‚ chess and decimal numeral system)‚ literature (Ramayana and Mahabharata‚ Hitopadesha‚ Panchatantra‚ Kama Sutra and other works)‚ architecture (Mahabodhi Temple) and religion. South India in the 10th and 11th century CE under the imperial Cholas is considered as another Golden Age. The period saw extensive
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religions use the term Dharma in the same way. We can start with the laws and teachings within the religions‚ and how they can go hand in hand with one another. The purpose is to guide the followers in a way of living‚ to provide for a better reincarnation. In Hinduism the teachings are passed down year
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and has the Bible as proof. Buddhism Creation View Buddhism was born from Hinduism along with two other world religions‚ which share similar beliefs in some areas. One belief is that from that connection‚ Buddhists continue in the belief of reincarnation. Dhammika from the Buddhanet.net explains: Buddhism offers the most satisfactory explanation of where man came from and where he is going. When we die‚ the mind‚ with all the tendencies‚ preferences‚ abilities and characteristics
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between low class and upper class was too large to be bridged. But the age old problem has been effortlessly remedied by her guests with the mind as large as the sky. The devotion showed by the hostess has been compared to that of Shabari of the Ramayana. But unfortunately her devotion was short lived‚ when she started to serve. The feeling of caste- superiority suddenly found expression in her guests’ insolent remarks on the table etiquette of the hostess. One of them even says‚ “You folk will newer
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Castes- Social group status 4 Main groups are the: Bramans- Priests and scholars‚ highest group Kshatriyas- rulers and warriors Vaishyas- merchants Shudra- Artisans and laborers Taj Mahal- built as a tomb for Muntaz Mahal Mahabharata and Ramayana- 2 great epics Panchatrantra- oldest collection of Indian fables Bhakti- social religious movement Castes are not limited to India. They may be found in one form or another in most nations today. In Europe‚ the royal families traditionally
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one way to reach God‚ and that is just simply by being a good person. They also believe in reincarnation. That is very different to me because what I’ve always known is that once you die your soul goes to heaven and that’s it. I don’t know if I could ever believe that when you die you’ll be reincarnated into someone else. If that was true then that just means that everybody in the world is a reincarnation of someone else. I can’t imagine that. I’ve learned a lot of new things about Hinduism. I
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