to 6th century BC‚ Buddhism is the world’s fourth largest religion with approximately 250 to 500 million adherents. In this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting Buddhism with Hinduism; the world’s third largest religion‚ and Christianity; the world’s largest religion. First I will begin with Hinduism. Hinduism originated in 1500 BC and has a population of about one million adherents. Siddhartha Gautama‚ the Historical Buddha‚ was originally raised with Hindu traditions. One day Siddhartha
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great religion work of the Aryans - the Rig Veda. The Veda and the Brahmins‚ the priests‚ came to hold a most prominent place in Vedic society. By about the forth century B.C. Hinduism had supplanted the older Vedic faith and became supreme. During this period two new religions Buddhism and Jainism developed out of Hinduism. The basic institution of the society was the extended family. The family consisted of eldest male and his wife‚ their sons‚ grandsons and heir wives and children and unmarried
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Jainism began as a monastic faith but then developed a lay movement. There are no priests in Jainism; monks and nuns are their clerics. Though Jains pray to the Hindu gods for earthly favours‚ such as long life‚ the true objects of their devotion are the Tirthankaras‚ or the Jain saints. The term Tirthanikara means “makers of the river crossing”; they are historical figures who achieved release of the eternal cycle of karma. To the Jains‚ the law of karma‚ not the will of the gods‚ determines
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starting with “Jainism” through 222 to answer the following questions. 1. According to legend‚ how did Mahavira start Jainism? A. According to legend‚ Mahavira started Jainism by leaving his home at the age of thirty to seek salvation by escaping from the cycle of incarnation‚ he lived an ascetic life in the Ganges Valley in which he achieved enlightenment‚ and he then taught an ascetic doctrine of detachment from the world‚ to followers who were called Jains‚ thus starting Jainism.
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and the consumption of food using only one’s cupped hands). Ultimately‚ the Buddha abandoned reliance upon these methods on his discovery of a middle way. In Jainism‚ there exists a non-extreme pathway for Sravaka laypersons with minor vows. Some Buddhist teachings‚ principles‚ and terms used in Buddhism are identical to those of Jainism‚ but they may hold different or variant meanings for each. Although both Buddhists and Jain had orders of nuns‚ Buddhist Pali texts record the Buddha saying that
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From Christianity to Islam to Buddhism‚ all religions begin with one thing in mind; what their focus will be and how they intend to carry out living their daily lives with this focus of dedication. Included in these many traditions and religions is Hinduism; an admirable community in which each and every person can look to for a sense of direction‚ and is also considered the oldest among the major world religions. The compound “Hindu philosophy” is ambiguous. Minimally it stands for a tradition
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doctrine of ahimsa from Hinduism‚ yet the Buddha recognized divinity in every living thing. Every insect‚ every blade of grass‚ had a portion of Buddha. Buddhist monks appear to be very similar to the Hindu sannyassin. Samsara is present in both religions‚ as both believe in change and suffering. Siddhartha sought to discover a way to deal with suffering. Ascetism did not work; however‚ he was eventually enlightened while meditating. He most likely picked up meditation from Hinduism since he was born
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Like all early societies‚ religious beliefs in Gods and Goddesses were fairly common‚ India was no different. Early religions in India composed of Brahmanism‚ Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ and Hinduism. However‚ only two of those religions really blew up and shaped India into the country that it is today. Hinduism and Buddhism both are heavy factors in early Indian lifestyle and government. However‚ both came from different backgrounds and have different teachings to reach their goals. Buddhism grew into what
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COMPARISON OF HINDUISM AND ISLAM Defining Religion We are asked to make a comparison of a monotheistic religion and a polytheistic religion. I will endeavour to compare and contrast the religions of Hinduism and Islam. Religion is a system of beliefs‚ practices and philosophical values shared by a group of people which originated out of the need to recognize the importance of society and serves to maintain social order‚ solidarity or integration and provides meaning to social life. Religion
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Hinduism and Buddhism are the two main religions of Ancient India. Both religions share common beliefs and have their differences. Some differences are the gods worshiped‚ the founders of the religions and the holy books worshiped. Both religions are similar and different at the same time. In the buddhism religion‚ the founder was not one person alone. Hinduism was developed over 3500 years ago by the Aryans. The Hindu religion was developed around the caste system. Important books of the Hindu
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