What's the difference between Buddhism and Hinduism?

Question

I've done internet searches and still the major differences aren't clear I mean, they seem to both be paganistic so is the only difference in the little statues they worship? Do they follow difference principles? A crash course or a nice site would be helpful. Thanks!

Answer 1

Buddhism: a religion represented by the many groups (especially in Asia) that profess various forms of the Buddhist doctrine and that venerate Buddha.
the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth

Hinduism: the predominant religion of India; characterized by a caste system and belief in reincarnation,Hinduism
a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils
main religion of India

Answer 2

Atman, that's the eternal and limitless middle of each real being or self and is God Brahman ,is the main remarkable difference; Buddhism rejects this(Anatman)yet teaches that each and one and all have a Buddha nature and probably can improve into Buddhas(Enlightened or wakened Ones) Buddhism has no caste gadget(some varieties of Hinduism now no longer do the two) Buddhism claims a founder and Hinduism would not Buddhists might have gods in the event that they % yet such can not save you because of the fact only you may attain enlightenment and Hinduism sees the region and worship of the gods/God as substantial in moksha( yet there are varieties of Hinduism that don't) the two have reincarnation,karma and Nirvana and dharma additionally, there are people who're concurrently the two Hindu and Buddhist Buddhism has the 4 Noble truths, the Eightfold direction and the 5 Precepts and Hinduism has the regulations of Mani Hinduism has the Vedas, the Epics Mahabarata and Ramayana and the Upanishads that are older than the Buddhist Pali Canon and the sutras

Answer 3

Probably the biggest difference is that Buddhism, strictly speaking, isn't a religion. The Buddha taught that one should recognize the nature of suffering, understand its causes, and follow a course of practice that would lead to the cessation of suffering.

The Buddha taught in India, so he was teaching against a cultural background we would call Hindu. But he specifically refused to answer questions pertaining to the number of gods and nature of gods, personal reincarnation, and other issues we would call religious, because those questions do not further the core teachings.

Buddhism can be practiced in conjunction with religion. For example, I have friends who are simultaneously Jewish and Buddhist. In cultures where Buddhism is dominant, such as Tibet, religious doctrine may become conflated with Buddhist practice.

Buddhists don't "worship" little statues. I have an image of the Buddha as part of an altar, but I don't "worship" it. Rather, it serves as a tangible reminder of a great teacher, and all who have taught me. Nor do we worship the Buddha, any more than you would worship any other person, no matter how much you might respect him or her.

I am not Hindu, so a Hindu would be able to tell you better, but my understanding is that Hinduism can be very inclusive, so a Hindu might well regard the Buddha as a god within the Hindu pantheon.

Answer 4

With an attitude that drives you to call them "paganistic" I doubt you'd be able to appreciate the differences between them, despite the fact that they're as different as night and day.

Neither of them worship little statues any more than Christians worship crosses - all these things are symbols, representations of larger ideas.

The underlying principle behind Buddhism is rejecting the material reality of our percieved existence. There are more specific intstructions, but the gist of it is that developing attachments to things in this world is the core cause of all misery and suffering, and through meditation one can gain an appreciation for this - the path to Nirvana lies in moving beyond the divisions and artificial barriers that define the reality we perceive and feeling true one-ness with the Universe.


By Contrast, Hinduism is really less of a religious doctrine (although there are religious aspects, to be sure) and more of a culture. Hinduism has many deities but is not really understood to be pantheistic, because these various deties are just separate manifestations of a single Creater God (in the same vein as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost). There are a whole collection of social rules, but some of the most important aspects of Hinduism are a healthy respect for family and nature.

Answer 5

Buddhism originate 2550 years ago by Prince Siddharta in India which by that time , is under the influence of Hinduism . So , even until now , Hinduism is living side by side harmonically with Buddhism . There was no conflict between them after Hindusim says that the Buddha was the reincarnation of their Lord .

However , the teaching of The Buddha himself clearly anoted that there was no almighty god and this is in fact an opposite to the teaching of Hinduism . So , how can we say that Buddhism originate form Hinduism ?

Answer 6

From what I have learned Buddhism is an off-shoot of so-called "Hinduism". The word "Hindu" is a name adopted by the people living in the area of India some time after the creation of the Islamic or Muslim belief.

Buddha is believed to be the avatar of the Godhead. He appeared to give agnostics or impersonalists a God to worship.

Nowadays "Hindu" might refer to any belief from the area of India. Althought they have many gods and goddesses they ultimately believe in a One Supreme Being.

They just believe this one Supreme Being has many incarnations of various categories.

Don't know where you got the "pagan" word from.

Answer 7

hrmm. Have you seen Street Fighter the movie? preferably the anime. or even played the coin op video game back in the early 90s?

Hinduism is like Dhalsim, its Philosophy is very flexible, Dhalsim is a vegetarian hails from India, likes curry and hemp cloth, meditates on stuff, aka. Yoga....and if you half a circle forward, Yoga Flame!!! and double quarter circle back is a teleportation as is the basic fundamentals of Hinduism.

Budhism however is more like E. Honda, like the founder hes also grossly obesse and wears the same kind of sumo knickers or what have you, pressing all punch buttons reppetetively all at once produces a hundred handed slap, hold back for a few seconds and forward, punch makes E.Honda do a flying head butt, so is the faith of Budhism, at least they get to eat nice sumo foods which is very wholesome.

in conclusion, I would rather play Ryu becoz the movements are much more free flowing.

Answer 8

both began in india. and, in a sense, buddhism arose from hinduism..the differences are far too involved and complex to explain here. keep researching, it will be more than worth your time as these two "religions"--buddhism, at least in its esoteric form, is more a psychology, are among the most profound on earth. the differences go far beyond the "statues". and buddhism views the buddha more as a principle of consciousness, rather than as a deity to be worshipped. :-)

Answer 9

Mr ZinedineVieira, I don't know where you got such a useless and fake description about Hinduism ... Its far from Reality and a ploy to discredit the religion of course...unless you purposely intend to do that..


Buddhism was started by Gautama Buddha who is also considered in Vedas as one of incarnation of Vishnu or God ..
At that time the so called priests started misusing Vedas to promote animal sacrifices or killing for their own benefit....

Having compassion on Animals, Lord Appeared as Buddha and very skillfully stopped these cheaters by giving his own philosophy which is mostly Atheistic .... In the process he removed Vedic Literatures ....

Later on Lord, in order to reestablish Religion, Sends Sankaracharya to re-establish Vedic Literature .
Sankaracharya by his power was able to convert back all Buddhist of India back to Vedic Culture..

So main Difference , Hinduism is based on Vedic Literatures while Buddhism is based on teaching of Buddha ...

However current so called Hinduism is far far away from teaching of Vedas as are so many other religions...

Answer 10

buddhism came from hinduism so naturally they are similar. buddhists don't believe in brahmanatman. hindus don't believe in the ten precepts or the four noble truths. buddhists believe in chakras and nirvana.

buddha is NOT a god but is closer to a prophet

ps. not every unchristian religion is paganistic