What we’ve learned during this project is that Buddhists have a very strict lifestyle and they have to follow many rules such as the four noble truths and the eightfold path. The four noble truths were invented by Buddha or Siddhartha Gautama. One of the four noble truths invented by Buddha is all life is suffering, therefore nothing lasts forever. In like manner, the second noble truth is the cause of suffering is desire because our desires will always exceed what we have and that will leave us unhappy, the third noble truth is by stopping desires suffering also stops, it means that you shouldn’t get too attached to anything or anyone, and lastly the fourth noble truth is to follow the eightfold path, and the eightfold path is to have right views, right intentions, right speech, right concentration, right action, right mindfulness, right livelihood, and right effort. …show more content…
Other things that we’ve learned is that while Buddhism was founded by only one person which is Siddhartha Gautama, Hinduism was developed by a group of people not a single person, and that both religions were founded around the 5th century. Buddhists also have to live by the middle way and that means that they always have the right amount of everything and do not have too much or too little. Furthermore, Hinduism has 1 billion followers that cover Nepal, Bangladesh, U.S.A, likewise Buddhism has 376 million followers that are located all over Asia, the U.S, and more. This proves, that Buddhism and Hinduism are major religions worldwide. Both Buddhism and Hinduism believe in a next life or reincarnation. In addition, Hinduism also has major beliefs like the written documents called the 4 Vedas, they are documents that Hindus study. For example, Rig-Veda“Knowledge of the Hymns of Praise”, for recitation. Sama-Veda “Knowledge of the Melodies”, for