Buddhism and Hinduism have various similarities and differences that effects the way that its followers live and think. The Buddhists and Hindus both have their own teachings that they follow and yet they do believe in some of the same things.
Hinduism is derived from the Persian word meaning Indian. Hinduism progress was inspired by many invasions over hundreds of thousands of years. Hinduism stands for the faith and the way of life of most people who live in India. Hinduism is based on beliefs in things such as reincarnation, dharma and in three main gods. Hinduism teaches that the individual soul of all living bodies, including animals, was part of the creator spirit, Brahma. They …show more content…
The multiple levels and systems of Hinduism can be attributed to its origin of many years of change and growth. Buddhism has a very distinctive origin, and its growth extends the religion, instead of changing it. The differences in supreme beings between Hinduism and Buddhism show two extremes of the same idea. Hinduism believes in one Supreme Being, but separates its characteristics into many different Gods. Everything is a part of the Supreme Being. Buddhism sees the individual’s thought and nature as supreme, and therefore does not have a distinct God. Therefore, God is not a supreme but a metaphysical reality. Nirvana in Buddhism refers to the final peace, an eternal state of neither being nor nonbeing, and anyone can enter Nirvana no matter how low they seem, unlike in Hinduism, only the Brahmins, priests and academics, could attain