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    Questions Week 3 What were the key experiences in the life of the Buddha? Why were those Experiences important? Constant change (is life’s constant change‚ or impermanence)‚ a lack of permanent identity abandon egotism and a fixation on material objects)‚ and the existence of suffering (life‚ when lived conventionally‚ can never be fully satisfying because of its inescapable change) What are the Three Jewels of Buddhism? What are the Four Noble

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    The polytheistic Hinduism and compared to the more philosophical‚ secular Confucianism share various similarities in social policies‚ behavioral acceptance and philosophical however Hindu’s achieve this through the caste system while Confusion’s achieve it via Meritocracy. As a religion Hinduism has the least social mobility‚ with the caste system it is nearly impossible to increase your status in that lifetime. Hindus believe that if you complete your duties or dharma you will receive good karma

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    was the son of God and was sent down to preach for him‚ he is known as the ‘Messiah’ amongst Christians. Jesus didn’t have messengers but disciples‚ which is a follower of Jesus and teaches his teachings. Unlike Hinduism‚ Christianity was more violent and took harsher tolls‚ no one in Hinduism was crucified because they believe in the Gods—in Christianity those who didn’t like the religion crucified anyone who was a Christian. Being a Christian meant you understood that Jesus was the son of God‚ he

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    2. Hinduism and Buddhism are traditions that originated from the Vedic sacrifice practice‚ and they share a common foundation in their view of existence. What are the similarities‚ and very importantly‚ the differences in their respective focuses and goals? Also included in this topic: For a time‚ Buddhism became a dominant tradition in much of India‚ but then Hinduism rose to become the dominant tradition. There are relatively few Buddhists in India today‚ especially in comparison to the number

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    two sections‚ Hinduism and Buddhism‚ both of which we have learned a lot about. Within these religions we see some differences and some similarities that one could relate the two with‚ and one of those is the term Dharma. When examining Dharma in both Hinduism and Buddhism‚ people may notice that they are somewhat similar‚ but they will also see that there even more differences within this term. To better understand this term‚ we must first define it within the religion and then see what they have in

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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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    by my translator‚ Hymavathi‚ I lived among the people for three weeks. The American culture I was raised in gifted me several prejudices against Hinduism that I was not aware of until I experienced for myself the truth about the religion. Prior to India‚ I viewed Hinduism barbarically despite not knowing much about it. Ironically‚ I experienced Hinduism first hand in a Seventh-day Adventist church—stuck squarely in the middle of the Indian plains and forests. Through a Christian mission trip‚ the

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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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    HinduismBuddhism‚ and Judaism Some differences between BuddhismHinduism‚ 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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    Confucianism originated in China by Confucius around the year 400 B.C.E. (faithresource.com…). Hinduism was brought to India by the Aryans around the year 1500 B.C.E. (janesvilleparker.org…). Although these two belief systems originated at different times they still share many similarities as well as many differences. Confucianism and Hinduism are two religions that shared many similarities. Such similarities are the idea that both were used as an outline for the way one should live his/her life‚ they

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