What are the main beliefs and differences in Hinduism and Buddhism?

Question

I would like sort of a summary of these two belief systems. There is so much information out there that I just want some information from those in the know.

Thanks in advance!

Lion- I didnt ask about c-h-r-i-s-t-a-i-n-i-t-y. You should probably go back to kindergarten and learn your letters and sounds so that you an READ.

Thanks everyone else! I really appreciate it.

Answer 1

Hinduism's nine beliefs:

1. believe in the divinity of the Vedas
2. believe in one supreme being, both creator and Unmanifest reality
3. believe in karma
4. rebirth/reincarnation
5. divine beings exist in unseen worlds and people can commune with them through various rites of worship according to their beliefs
6. believe universe is constantly undergoing destruction and creation cycles
7. you need a guru to help you understand and live correctly according to their beliefs
8. all life is SACRED and practice "ahimsa" (i.e. non-injury)
9. No one religion is superior... "live and let live" mentality, whatever works for others deserves tolerance and understanding

Buddhism's main beliefs (that make one Buddhist or not):

1. All things are impermanent, and there is NOTHING that is permanent, no substance or concept

2. All changing things (to include emotions) are suffering ("dukkha")

3. All phenomena is illusory and empty

4. Enlightenment is beyond concepts

Buddhisms 4 Noble Truths:

1. Everything is suffering (dukkha)
2. Suffering is due to attachments to things we "like" and aversion to things we perceive with "dislike", etc. (Trishna)
3. There can be freedom from suffering (Nirvana)
4. The prescription for freedom is the "Path of Liberation" (Marga)

As you can see, Buddhism eschews the idea, using logic, of a "creator god", the Buddha expects NO ONE to take his words for anything on "faith" alone but MUST test his words for themselves, the Buddha's human not a deity, etc.

The similarities are: belief in karma, ahimsa (non-injury) to all sentient beings (animals, humans, insects, etc.), the need for a guru/lama at various levels of teachings (in particular you NEED a lama to guide you through learning at the tantric levels), etc.

Hope this helped a smidge.

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Answer 2

Buddhism unlike Hinduism places no emphasis on revering deities or theology. It's more of a system of practical philosophy founded on adhering to moral precepts set out by a man who didn't claim to be a God, without all the trappings of conventional religion that Hinduism has.

Answer 3

Put in simple terms and undistorted concept when they first began. Hinduism is a religion which believes in God and many gods. Buddhism is a philosophy and has nothing to do with God. So one is god-in-all-things and the other is godlessness teaching.

Answer 4

Buddhism says there is no "God"' per se. but that we are all divine in our own right. Contrary to popular beliefs, Hinduism says there is ONE God, but that He has so many attributes that a multitude of representations must be used to relate them all. YBIC

Answer 5

There are many religions in the world. They do not all teach the same thing. In fact, many of them contradict each other. So, they can't all be true and it cannot be said that each is a different path to God. What are we to say about all those other religions compared to Christianity? To get to the point, all other religions besides Christianity are false.
If Jesus is who He said He was, God in flesh, then whatever He says is authoritative and true. He said that He was the way the truth in the life and that nobody comes to the Father except through Him (John 14:6). Right there,we see that any other way, according to Jesus, is not true.
Christianity bases its truth and its doctrine on the word of God, the Bible. In the word of God, Jesus claims to be the only way. Since He performed many miracles, raised people from the dead, commanded a storm to be still and it obeyed, healed diseases, and rose from the dead Himself, then we are forced to face the reality of His words. Is what He said true or not? Either Jesus is a liar, a lunatic, or He is Lord. No one else in history, except Jesus, has fulfilled detailed prophecies, performed many miracles before eyewitnesses, and risen from the dead. Jesus is unique.
For those of us who are Christians, we have trusted what Christ has said. We believe in what He said and did. Like it or not, Jesus is the one who said He was the only way. It is not the Christians who are being "narrow-minded." It is Jesus. Therefore, to say that other religions can be true means that Jesus is false. To say that there are other ways to God, also means that Jesus is false. This is what it comes down to. Either Jesus is who He said He was and what He said is true, or He is false. This is a choice you must make. To trust what He said or reject His words.