Heather E. Dahl Strayer University REL212 Professor Robert Gala The Comparison of Two Religions: Hinduism & Buddhism 01/30/2014 ORIGIN Two religions with many similarities are Hinduism and Buddhism they seem to be very similar religions especially because of their specific routes in India‚ Buddhism originated in Nepal‚ India and Hinduism originated in the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is found to be the oldest living religion of the world‚ which originated in around 3000BC and has no founder (Haskins)
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first three were twice born. They are males who underwent initiation to adulthood – Upanayana.) 1. Brahmans – priests 2. Kshatriya – warriors-nobles 3. Vaishya – commoners/merchants 4. Sudra – serfs/slaves The Vedic Period (1500 – 500 B.C.) Four Books 1. Rig Veda – origins of the world and the society in terms of sacrifice. (Sacrifice and dismemberment of the giant Purusa: mouth – Brahmans‚ arms – Kshatriyas‚ thighs – Vaishyas‚ feet – Sudra) 2. Sama Veda – liturgical collection of melodies
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two beliefs of life after death‚ this essay will examine are‚ reincarnation and resurrection. Reincarnation is a dualist theory of life after death. Believed in by Hindus and Sikhs‚ it is the belief that‚ at the point of death‚ the eternal soul (atman)‚ leaves the body and attaches itself to another body. This is known as transmigration of the soul. According to the Bhagvan Gita‚ reincarnation is like
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Buddhism was founded by Buddha. Hindus believe in the Vedas‚ but the Buddhists do not believe in the Vedas or any other Hindu holy book. Buddhists do not believe in the existence of souls‚ or the Christian God. Hindus believe in Atman‚ who is the individual soul‚ and Brahman‚ the creator of all. The people of the Hindu religion believe the Buddha to be a reincarnation of one of their gods of the Hindu Trinity but the Buddhists do not believe in any Hindu god as equivalent better than Buddha. Hindus
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views for many Indians. Although Hinduism and Buddhism shared the beliefs of dharma and karma‚ reincarnation‚ and moksha and nirvana‚ the caste system contributed to the creation of Buddhism and aided the ability for Buddhism to spread outside of India. Dharma and Karma were a predominant way of life for both Hindus and Buddhists. The main objective of Karma was to live life according to your Dharma. Karma also directly related to doing what was right for the individual‚ the family‚ the community
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on the earth. The main God in Hinduism is Brahma and many other male and female deities are followed by Hindus. Hindus believe in reincarnation and believe that they will amalgamate with the Brahman. The soul of Male Hindu Brahmin (priest) was considered the superior and the foremost to amalgamate with Brahman. Even though Hindus worshiped the female deities they felt uncomfortable giving respect and equality to the Hindu females.
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slowly over a long period of time.” (World History Patterns of Interaction‚ 2005) Hinduism has been made up of so many different cultures and beliefs that unlike Christianity and Islam it is unable to be traced back. Hindus believe in karma and reincarnation. Karma is good and bad things that a person does and they follow them through each reincarnation. Reincarnation is the rebirth of a soul or spirit which follows after death into a new body and begins another life. The three major Hindu gods were
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In my Mandala I chose to do the symbols I did because they all matched and described what each belief was. To represent Brahman I chose a picture of Brahman looking down on a women working because it represents how he is the Supreme power of the universe and how he watches over the people. The next symbol‚ represents Deities and shows a picture of a lightning and thunderstorm because thunder and lighting goes together‚ and the god of thunder used lighting as weapons and is loud‚ fierce‚ and warlike
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known as Brahman. It is the ultimate reality of everything in the world. It is the absolute foundation of all being on our planet and in the universe. "Brahman is declared to be the highest aim of all metaphysical inquiry." (29) Brahman is not exactly a person‚ as it is more closely related to be a kind of "God." A Hindu would also say that Brahman is the primary cause of all existence. Hindu’s believe that in the beginning of existence there was nothing but the singleness that is Brahman. And from
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Is Hinduism monotheistic‚ or polytheistic? Polytheism is the belief in‚ and worship of more than one god. In monotheism‚ there is belief in and worship of only one god that is a separate entity. I have come to the conclusion that Hinduism is neither‚ but monistic. On a lower level of truth‚ there are many different gods and goddesses that are distinct in Hinduism. However‚ on a higher level of truth‚ Hindu’s believe “you and I and God [are] all one-and-the-same in the end” (Course Reader‚ p. 17)
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