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    is basically the same. I could tell you how each and every one does so‚ but I am only going to pick to explain two. I am very interested in Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism and Hinduism are very different but also the same in some ways. Buddhism came from India but is now more common in china‚ japan‚ and most of the Southeast Asia. People who practice Buddhism believe in ending all suffering within oneself and someone else. They change themselves for the better so they can acquire the qualities of

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    Hinduism and Buddhism are both religions that originated in Ancient India‚ however that is not where the similarities end. Despite the copious amount of parallels that can be drawn between these two faiths‚ there are also many differences. The key distinctions being the scriptures and practices that accompany the religions. For starters‚ there is not a single founder or book that Hinduism can be traced back to. However‚ it is known that it originated in Ancient India‚ and what can be learned about

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    The religions Hinduism and Buddhism are connected in many ways. They have encountered and interacted in many different ways and have had a long and complicated relationship. They have many things in common but they also have their slight differences. In my essay I will be analyzing and explaining these religions and how they have impacted and affected each other. To begin with‚ Hinduism and Buddhism were both started in India and they both follow the principle that you will be reincarnated until

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    11/4/2014 5a. Attempt a comparative analysis of Hinduism and Buddhism with specific reference to their origins‚ beliefs and practices. Hinduism is the dominant religion‚ or way of life‚ of the Indian subcontinent‚ and consists of many diverse traditions. It includes Shaivism‚ Vaishnavism and Shaktism among numerous other traditions‚ and a wide spectrum of laws and prescriptions of daily morality based on karma‚ dharma and societal norms. Hinduism is a categorization of distinct intellectual or philosophical

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    2. Hinduism and Buddhism are traditions that originated from the Vedic sacrifice practice‚ and they share a common foundation in their view of existence. What are the similarities‚ and very importantly‚ the differences in their respective focuses and goals? Also included in this topic: For a time‚ Buddhism became a dominant tradition in much of India‚ but then Hinduism rose to become the dominant tradition. There are relatively few Buddhists in India today‚ especially in comparison to the number

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    The following nine facts‚ though not exhaustive‚ offer a simple summary of Hindu spirituality or about Hinduism. 1 Hindus believe in a one‚ all-pervasive Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent‚ both Creator and Unmanifest Reality.  2 Hindus believe in the divinity of the four Vedas‚ the world’s most ancient scripture‚ and venerate the Agamas as equally revealed. These primordial hymns are God’s word and the bedrock of Sanatana Dharma‚ the eternal religion.  3 Hindus believe that

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    the diffusion of Buddhism and Hinduism through 600 CE greatly impacted these religions such as the popularity of the religions in India and where the religions was being diffused; however‚ a few continuities existed such as they both originated in India. Since Hinduism reinforces the caste system and Buddhism believe in equal treatment of all people which opposes the caste system‚ Buddhism started to spread into other areas other than India to offer an alternative to Hinduism for those in a lower

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    Michelle King 4A On the outside Buddhism and Hinduism look very much alike. Though they have a common past and share many similar beliefs there are still many differences between the two faiths. Though both religions believe in something greater than themselves‚ Hinduism provides its followers with a set of gods and recognizes the existence of a soul were as traditional Buddhism did not concern itself with worship of gods and did not believe in souls‚ making one group of followers more reliant

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    Both Buddhism and Jainism. have many similarities and dissimilarities. As remarked be Monier Williams. "Buddhism and Jainism were not related to each other as parent or child but rather children of common parent‚ born at different intervals‚ though at about the same period of time and marked by distinct characteristics‚ though possession a strong family of resemblances". W.W. Hunter writes "Jainism is as much independent from other sects‚ specially from Buddhism as can be expected‚ from any other

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    The​  Buddhism and Hinduism​  religions​  resemble each other in that they are both  be​ lievers in some sort of reincarnation process and in Dharma‚ Karma‚ and Samsara;  however‚ they are contrasting in terms of Hinduism being a ​ polytheistic religion and Buddhism  being a religion that feels as though it isn’t necessary to believe in a god or goddess​ .   Although Buddhism and Hinduism religions were very closely associated in many  ways‚ one of the major distinctions between the two was the fact that Hinduism is a 

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