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Hinduism: Similarities Between Evil And Suffering

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Upon reading about Buddhism and Hinduism, both religions appear to have important differences despite their similarities., especially in regards to how one should handle evil and suffering. Buddhists. For example, Buddhists believe that that suffering is linked to an individual’s wrongdoing, whether it occurred in this lifetime or a previous one. It is due to such behavior, that suffering can be explained as it is considered punishment for poor choices. (Kaufman, 2005). This perspective known to Buddhists as karma, is the belief that justice for the evil act must occur, affecting a person's state of life and the state of his or her reincarnations as the effect of past deeds (both bad and good). In addition to suffering and karma, Buddhists also believe in rebirth and death and a spiritual journey which includes the three paths of Wisdom, Moral, Conflict and Contemplation (Kaufman, 2005). …show more content…

However, Hinduism greatly differs from Buddhism in terms of suffering. Hindus, for example, believe that suffering is a natural part of life. In other words, followers of this religion believe evil and suffering are part of God’s plan and is connected to the alignment of star constellation (Gachter, 1998). Either way, evil, and suffering cannot be avoided. Hindus also separate evil and suffering into three categories: internal, external, and spiritual with each group connected with moral, or natural either. but also associates these distinctions by grouping them into either, moral or natural evil (Gachter,

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