Buddha Religion

Todays lecture was given by Dr. Nichols and it was pretty much about the compartments and difference of the Hindu religion and Buddhism. He starts off by telling the story of Kisa Gotami which is a story about a wife losing both her husband and child and learning about death. He then talks about the three refuges and they’re buddham, dhammam, and sangham. Then he asked us a interesting question on do we think it was right for Siddhartha to leave his family? To answer that question I think he was right to leave because if his heart wasn’t there it wasn’t there. Also I think we all have a purpose in this world and obviously his purpose wasn't to be a father so I think his decision was right and now he is a inspiration to many people in the world
Nichols talked about how in the buddha religion that the don’t worship a god by they are inspired by the buddha. I really like this form and could definitely see myself as a buddha because I’m not saying i'm not religious or anything but I have a hard time believing their is a god and I see myself following this way of life because I’m inspired by an individual who I can connect with and see similarities and how to make myself a better person. I learned that similarities to Buddha and Hinduism is karma and reincarnation,and that the ultimate goal is to reach Moksha and Nirvana. One of the last thing he talked about and that was contrasting the two I think buddhism is a much more peaceful religion than hinduism because it is no permanent self no eternal god and no matter who you are you can convert to this way of life compared to hinduism where you have a permanent soul and eternal ultimate and if you are born into the worst caste you have no choice but to live their and with that being said I believe that is why India has so many problems because they accept wherever they are are