Summer Cyr
October 13, 2015
World History Religious essay
Hinduism Buddhism, and Judaism are all very different religions, but what do they have in common? Where did they comes from? Who started them? These are all questions that people might wonder everyday. Here is some background on all 3 religions. Including where they came from who started it and some background about each one.
Buddhism was starts by a man named Siddhartha. The background story was that he lived In a palace for his whole life and went out 4 times, the first 3 times he saw many bad things one was sickness, another was people who were poor and the last day he saw someone who was content with himself & the way he lived. He decided that he wanted to be exactly like that person or try to be like him to have a perfect understanding of everything. 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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This was if you mastered all 3 you would have a perfect understanding of everything which means that you have required moksha. The religious books and texts for Hinduism are the Vedas and the Upanishads. These help with knowing your fate or helping with your religion, etc. The after life of Hinduism is attaining moksha or a perfect understanding of everything. Hinduism 's beliefs are dharma, which is religion, law, morality, justice, etc. Dharma and Karma which inform Hindu conceptions of moral thought and