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    was something they liked to call karma. Buddhism a religious doctrine introduced in northern india the sixth century B.C. by siddhartha Gautama ‚known as the buddha or “enlightened one” buddhism was founded by siddhartha. Siddhartha Gautama came from small kingdom in foothills of the himalaya.

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    In term of religious‚ Japan and Thailand are quite in common because they have Buddhism as the main religion. Shinto and Buddhism are Japan’s two major religions. Shinto is as old as the Japanese culture‚ while Buddhism was distributed from the mainland in the 6th century. Since then‚ the two religions have been co-existing relatively harmoniously and have even complemented each other to a certain degree. Most Japanese consider themselves as Buddhist‚ Shintoist or both. The average person typically

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    How does the war in Christianity and Buddhism in today’s age compare to the original teachings in its early stages? Religion is a set of beliefs of which concern the cause‚ nature‚ and purpose of the world. Especially when it is a particular religion. These religions usually involve devotional and ritual observances‚ and they often contain a moral code which each person must follow. Religion provides many things to different people‚ for many it can represent hope and for others it is a symbol of

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    diffusion of Buddhism from its origins to 1450 and the diffusion of Christianity from its origins to 1450. Be sure to discuss how each religion gained followers as it diffused. Diffusion of Buddhism and Christianity from their origins to 1450 share many similar traits such as a religious leader who later on helped to diffuse the religion‚ and that the religion was diffused by willing missionaries. Their diffusion differs in what they offered converts and in their locations. Both Buddhism and Christianity

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    honorable power that controls the nature and the universe. These led people to believe in religions. There were many religions people believed in the history. Two of these are christianity and buddhism. They have different and similar features in them. We can compare and contrast them in different categories. Buddhism and Christianity are two of the world’s greatest and most influential religions. The Christian religion‚ like all other religions has its strengths and weaknesses in our modern society. Perhaps

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    Possibly Hinduism‚ and in turn‚ Buddhism have their origins in the Vedic age. Even though Buddhism is an offshoot of the Hindu religion‚ not much is the same between these great world religions. For example‚ Hindus worship many deities‚ and Buddhists worship one deity‚ the Buddha‚ or his teachings. The writings’ of both religions are similar in that they both talk about their teachings. During the Vedic age‚ early Hinduism developed in the Indo-European population in India. The nearby Indus

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    Religious and Ethnic Group: Buddhism/Asian Buddhism is a religious group as depicted from the world’s history that began in the 6th century BCE‚ in today’s Northern India. Buddhism was founded by a wealthy man of Indian dysentery called Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha Gautama’s main concern was to teach people how to realize great spiritual development. These teachings focus on areas like tradition/customs‚ beliefs‚ ethics‚ meditation and philosophy and making people more enlightened; Buddha means

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    The Hinduism and Buddhism religions showed a lot of similarities and differences in how they ran. Religion is a set of believes concerning the cause and purpose of the universe. Even though Buddhism and Hinduism showed a lot of similarities and differences between their religions‚ Hinduism and Buddhism had more differences than similarities because of the belief in the cast system‚ the disagreement between polytheism and no god‚ and the idea of women in a religion. The Buddhist and Hindus had

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    Buddhism can be defined as a religion‚ originated in India by Buddha‚ focusing on compassion. The main teaching of Buddhism is that desire causes life’s suffering. To end this suffering one must go through enlightenment. Support for these teachings are the Four Noble Truths. The first truth is that suffering is inevitable. Secondly‚ suffering is caused by desire and ignorance. Thirdly‚ is the belief that we can end suffering by eliminating our cravings and desires achieving Nirvana. Finally‚ the

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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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