Hinduism v. buddism
First subject that I would like to touch upon is the origin of these two religions. Hinduism is a religion that is followed by more than 650 million people in India and 100 million in the rest of the world. The word 'Hindu' was the name that was given to the people who lived east of the river Indus; it was not used to refer to the religion until later. Many Hindu's still refer to their religious tradition as dharma. Dharma refers to the laws, duties, ideas of truth, and ethics. It is the equivalent word for religion. Hinduism believes in Karma, which is the idea of reincarnation. The only way to break the cycle of Karma is to carry out your religious duties and behave righteously in life. When a Hindu has performed all of these acts only then can a Hindu's atman or soul can achieve moksha, which is a release. Hindu's believe in one ultimate being that can appear in unlimited forms. There are both male and female counterparts and some have both human and animalistic !Buddhism is different from Hinduism. Buddha means awakened or enlightened one. The one true Buddha is Siddhartha Gautama who is
In Buddhism the writings fall into two main groups which are ones that were spoken by the Buddha and writings of sages and scholars. The Therevada scriptures were for several centuries' teachings of the Buddha that were passed down orally by the Sangha, the community of Buddhist monks and nuns. The teachings are written in an Indian language called Pali-which the Buddha himself spoke. The Pali Cannon is the conversations and teachings that the Buddha gave at different times. It is in many volumes and is divided into three parts called the Tripitaka, which means "Three Baskets". Then there are the Mahayana scriptures that were written in Sanskrit during the first century CE. These scriptures were more of the Buddha's words. Now there are the festivals and rituals. Hinduism's rituals fall under rites of passage. The rites of passage are done for birth, marriage, and death. Worship is done in a village temple, which is dedicated to Vishnu or Shiva. As far as the major festivals in this religion they follow the Hindu calendar. The festivals vary in each part of India. Some of the festivals are Mahashivaratr
Some topics in this essay:
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Siddhartha Gautama,
Krishna Buddhism,
Baskets Mahayana,
Sarasvati Puja,
Vishnu Shiva,
Rig Veda,
India Upanishads,
Lastly Ramayana,
Pali Cannon,
written sanskrit,
rites passage,
vishnu shiva,
teachings buddha,
scriptures written sanskrit,
scriptures written,
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