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Buddhism And Hinduism: Differences
Buddhism and Hinduism can be treated as cousins sharing the same cultural and philosophical parentage. While the Buddhist population extends to 600 million in number, people belonging to the Hindu community are estimated to be 1 billion.
People who have faith in Hinduism consider Buddhism as its branch that grew in the humanitarian direction to shed light on the concepts that were not treated with due importance in Hinduism in that era, whereas Buddha fought against the misconceptions that certain Hindus nursed and created a revolution with his concepts and sermons. Although Buddha was of a Hindu order of birth, Buddhism slightly differs in handling various concepts comparatively speaking. Know about the difference between these two religions.
1.
Buddha's
Birth
And
Life
Buddha
means
enlightened
one
and
he
is
known
to
have
reached
that
state
in
the
middle
of
his
life.
Buddha
considered
himself
a
Hindu
prince,
which
he
was
originally
in
his
earlier
Ashram,
but
changed
into
an
enlightened
universal
and
perfect
human
who
rose
to
sainthood
through
his
constant
inquiry
into
truth
and
practice
of
it.
His
life
is
representative
of
the
evolution
of
a
human
being
stage
by
stage
towards
an
enlightened
state
of
being.
2.
Atheism
vs
Polytheism
Buddhism
in
comparison
with
Hinduism
has
several
differences.
Firstly,
Buddha
himself
did
not
find
the
thought
of
an
omniscient,
omnipotent
creator
acceptable,
whereas
Hinduism
is
polytheistic
with
many
gods,
originating
from
one
source,
that
is
Para
Brahma.
Buddhism
is
a
religion
that
does
not
include
the
belief
in
a
god
that
is
immortal
or
eternally
divine.
3.
Aryans
vs
Buddhists
Buddhism
has
a
founder
namely
Buddha
whereas
Hinduism
is
not
founded
by
anyone
as
it
is
a
way
of
life
that
has
been
in
practice
from
several
yugas.
Those
who
adhere
to
the
philosophical
tenets
taught
by
buddha
are
called
Buddhists.
Those
who
adhere
to
the
Vedic
precepts
and
way
of
life
are
called
Aryans.
Anyone
who
follows
the
Vedic
way
of
life
is
an
Aryan.
Buddha
did
not
believe
in
the
existence
of
the
Vedas
which
Hinduism
does
not
agree
to.
Vedas
are
the
paramount
source
of
primordial
knowledge
and
a
repository
of
universal
information.
4. Association Of Languages
The Theravada tradition follows the Pali language whereas the Mahayana and Vajrayana follow Sanskrit. The history of Hinduism is interwoven with the Sanskrit language from time immemorial. Hindus call Sanskrit as Devanagari, meaning, the language of the gods. This was handed down to the current generation by oral traditions.
5. Concept of Marriage
Marriage is not compulsorily prescribed for Buddhist monks although it extols the importance of having a stable and harmonious married life for a married man. Hindus prescribe monogamy but in the past, there are instances of several kings marrying more than one person. Buddhism has only one prescribed festival of Vesak whereas Hindus have several festivals each commemorating the victory of the good over evil.
6. Sacred Scriptures
Tripitaka (a sacred Buddhist text) is a canonised text composed of three sections namely the Discourses, the Discipline and the Commentaries, and some early scriptures, whereas Hinduism has a vast array of scriptures like Vedas, Upanishad, Puranas, Gita. Smrti and Srutis. Buddhism believes in reaching nirvana by following an eight-fold path whereas Hinduism propounds several ways or avenues of karma, bhakti, gnana and yoga that lead to one God. The primary goal of Buddhism was to end the suffering of the mind whereas Hinduism follows the concept of moksha, the deathless and birthless state that is devoid of problems of reincarnation.
7.
Meaning
Of
Sin
Buddhism
does
not
believe
in
the
idea
of
sin
as
it
dubs
it
as
a
human
weakness
that
has
to
be
overcome.
Both
Buddhism
and
Hinduism
share
the
basic
common
beliefs
of
the
afterlife
for
their
people.
Hindu
scriptures
talk
about
sin
and
the
repentance
process
that
needs
to
be
observed
after
committing
sin.
It
believes
sin
is
the
cause
of
rebirths
and
deaths.
8. Racism And Humanitarian Approach
Buddha was more of a humanitarian who did not believe in discriminating against individuals based on the order of their birth. Hinduism believes in categorising people based on their evolution in terms of values and the nature of their karma.
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