Hindu Vs Buddhist Essay
Regardless of any individual's personal religious beliefs, everyone can accept that religion often helps people find their way through a traumatic experience. In fact, one of the great ways to compare and contrast religions is to see how they respond to various situations. A potential situation being you are in the middle of a pool in which your own child is drowning on one end, three other children are drowning at the other end, and you can only go to one side of the pool fast enough to prevent death on that side. In this universally horrific scenario we will be able to have an in depth look at how a hindu and buddhist would respond to this situation, and why it would be religiously justified to them, if it even is.
Luckily for followers of Hinduism, they believe life is cyclical. Meaning, whoever they let die would be reborn. Whereas in Abrahamic religions, the totality of that person would die. The permanence of death is not as strong in hinduism, although it is obviously still immensely saddening. The same goes for buddhist as well. In these religions, both having origins in India, life is a endless cycle in which the ultimate goal is to escape it and join the universal soul. It is important to note that, because knowing how someone may view the afterlife is significant when they are in a scenario in which someone is guaranteed to …show more content…
The way to enlightenment is to have a clear mind, among many things, and it may be easier to move on from the death of your child compared to moving on from the death of three children. Also, a buddhist may view this situation as how many people can the buddhist help reach enlightenment. Playing the numbers game, the buddhist has the chance to help three people get on the right path instead of just one. While a hindu may feel similar, they also have the increased importance of family weighing on
Luckily for followers of Hinduism, they believe life is cyclical. Meaning, whoever they let die would be reborn. Whereas in Abrahamic religions, the totality of that person would die. The permanence of death is not as strong in hinduism, although it is obviously still immensely saddening. The same goes for buddhist as well. In these religions, both having origins in India, life is a endless cycle in which the ultimate goal is to escape it and join the universal soul. It is important to note that, because knowing how someone may view the afterlife is significant when they are in a scenario in which someone is guaranteed to …show more content…
The way to enlightenment is to have a clear mind, among many things, and it may be easier to move on from the death of your child compared to moving on from the death of three children. Also, a buddhist may view this situation as how many people can the buddhist help reach enlightenment. Playing the numbers game, the buddhist has the chance to help three people get on the right path instead of just one. While a hindu may feel similar, they also have the increased importance of family weighing on