While Hinduism and Buddhism have many similarities, they have major differences as well. Although they do have some similar terms and practices (samsara, karma, meditation), the rest of the two ideologies deviate from one another. One of the biggest differences in my opinion is that Hindus (like myself) are pantheists, whereas Buddhists are atheists. Hindus believe that everything is God, but Buddhists don’t believe in any God. Since Hindus believe everything is God, the soul, atman, is also God. This is not the case in Buddhism. In Buddhism, the belief is that there is no self or soul, which is named anatman. The difference between atman in Hinduism and anatman in Buddhism is very significant and worthy of