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Comparing Hinduism And Buddhism

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Aside from social order, the Brahmanical and the Buddhists perspectives about “the self” is different. The Brahmanical texts, specifically the Upanishads, used the word atman to define ‘self.’ According to the Upanishads, “the self in its ultimate nature is mysterious, ungraspable entity...it is what is immortal in [a person]” (Gethin, 134). This means that everyone has an unchanging and eternal spirit within one’s self. On the contrary, the Buddhists disregard the idea of atman because they believe that there is nothing permanent in the lives of human. Instead, they stressed the ideology of “no self”or anatta, in which there is no permanent and unchanging spirit in human’s body (Gethin, 138). For the Buddhist, people faced different experiences …show more content…

According to the Brahmanical perspective, the Dharma “is the truth about things, the truth about the world …[and] the way [people] should act” (Gethin, 35). Therefore, the Dharma is similar to a universal law, where people must fulfill different responsibilities depending on their position in the society. This shows that the Dharma from the Brahmanical tradition states how one must function in the society. On the contrary, the Buddhist sees the Dharma as a collection of Buddhist teachings that tells how the world and nature functions. For Buddhism, the Dharma is not a dogma, but rather an explanation of the reality of the world. Additionally, for the Buddhist, one cannot acquired the information of the Dharma just by listening to it, rather one must be trained and put them into practice in order to fully understand the Dharma (Gethin, 37). Therefore, the Dharma is more complicated for the Buddhists than the Brahmans. For the Brahmanical tradition, the Dharma is almost similar to a simple list of duties that one must follow, while the Buddhist perspective of Dharma is much more complicated because one is subjected to training before understanding the Dharma. Therefore, even though both groups accepted the notion of the Dharma, they both have different of way of using

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Buddhism is focused on yourself and being content within yourself, here it is about finding enlightenment in yourself or Nirvana. The society of Buddhism is very different than the societies. This system is called a Caste System where you are born into your social ranking. Sadly some people are treated unfairly.

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Karma is were what you did in your last life will affect you in your next life. Dharma is the force that keeps society moving, it drives the universe, it's also shows that all human put in their part on keeping the Earth clean. Buddhism also has this thing called the four noble truths. They are 1. Suffering Exists 2.

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Hindus live according to the dharma, the principle of cosmic order. The dharma consists of many lists to assist a Hindu in achieving his goal of living a good life. Two lists from the dharma consist of The Four Noble Truths and The Noble Eighfold Path. The Four Noble Truths are these: there is suffering, the origin of suffering is craving, there is an end to suffering, and the way to eliminate suffering is by following the noble eighfold path. Hinduism believes these four simple truths and uses The Noble Eighfold Path to relieve one from his earthly suffering.

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As Buddhism becomes part of a homogenous global identity, it is influenced by surrounding cultures, which altered traditional Buddhist values. Also, Buddhist traditional values, practices and rituals have changed or been altered to suit

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Gautama Buddha revolutionized religion by spreading his teachings, which later become Buddhism. His intricate message changed many people’s way of thinking through nine distinct virtues. Dharma was a key ideal represented by the Buddha’s teachings being the events one goes through in life. There is a distinction between Dharma and dharmas, as dharma is the way things are, whereas dharmas are all that there is. Though many followers argued the meaning of the Dharma, its overall interpretation was accepted among many.

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Hinduism and Buddhism are two distinct religious with origins in South East Asia. Both religious have meditation practices associated or created by the founders of the religion. In this essay, I will compare and contrast the body orientations of meditation practices from both religions, highlight the differences in the meditational approaches and discuss the nuanced metaphysical relationships. The first exercise is a Buddhist technique is an exercise that displays the interconnectedness of our body and the whole universe. The meditator examines the four elements in the universe and their existence in their own body.

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For those that trust Buddhism and Hinduism are essentially a similar well their not, but rather have likenesses. Both have been a piece of India's way of life for quite a while and have had a lot of impact on each other. For example, both cause in India and both uses sanctuaries, however Buddhism additionally incorporates cloisters, and numeries. The conviction of god in Buddhism does not have faith in a maker, yet Hinduism convictions in numerous divine beings, yet they understand it originates from atman. Buddhists pay respect to the Buddha the dharma, and the sangha.

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Amongst many different religions, there are many similarities and differences to distinguish each faith or lifestyle from one another.  Between Hinduism and Buddhism, there are an infinite amount of likeness connecting the two religions closely.   Likewise, there are countless differences between the two as well. Hinduism as a religion has no known origin and researchers have yet to find out what inspired this type of faith and following.

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The four nobles truths comprise the essence of Buddha’s teachings. Now I am going to talk about how these religions are different.. Then they believe in two different after life 's Buddhism believes in reincarnation which means when you die you are reborn and Judaism believes in heaven or hell. The worship in different places Judaism worship in a Rabbi and Buddhism worships in a temple.

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Samuel Esakoff Charles Goodman AAAS 105 March 15, 2018 The Five Aggregates and the Doctrine of No Self Understanding how Buddhists arrive at the conclusion that there is no self (or a no-self) first requires an understanding of the two different types of existences that Buddhists believe in. First, there is conventional truth, which is concerned with what we can directly perceive. Conventional truth is the nominal, material aspect of the reality we occupy. It helps us process and organize sensory data from the world, guides us in making sense of our lives, and is practical.

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Hindu and Buddhist Dharma Dharma, a word used in two religions, having different meanings in both Hinduism and Buddhism. Although they may be similar, there are key differences in how the word is used in both the religions. The Hindu definition or the word is righteousness, law duty, moral teaching, and order in the universe. (Van Voorst 76). In Buddhism, it is thought to be the laws or teachings of the Buddha (Van Voorst 123).

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Buddhist thought does not believe in the existence of an inner and unchanging soul as do the Upanishads. This is because Buddhist hold the ontological conception that there is nothing permanent or fixed in this existence, and simply everything changes forms and decays. This is what leads Buddhist to believe in solutions to the present reality, rather than believing in a transcendental reality that they don’t and cant experience. The Buddha taught that God nor a soul didn’t existent. According to budda there is no such thing as an internal soul in man, because its not possible to believe that a soul, that is permanent and stable can exist in a being, because all beings are subject to continuous change; such as death & decay.

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Buddhism’s ideal practitioners focus on wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline. Buddhists seek knowledge, act properly, and mediate to obtain liberation. These traits contrast Taoism by Taoists believing knowledge is not something to strive for because it leads to desire, which leads to forceful action. Although, The Analects by Confucius has a theme of wisdom and learning, which parallels Buddhist’s values for wisdom. Confucianism is also similar to Buddhism in the importance of proper behavior.

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