... it. First is the Upanishad view on the nature of life. In this view, it is knowledge, not ritual, that gives the ultimate source of truth and the way to enlightenment. Rather than focusing on how one can best live a life aimed at spending eternity among the gods, the Upanishad views of Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism focus more "on the nature ... similar to that of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism. However, where the Hindu, Jain and Buddhist beliefs stemmed from the existence of the transcendent, or other plane of existence, the Greek philosophers focused more on the explanations for the h...

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