What are some things the same about Hinduism and Buddhism?

Question

What are five things alike about Hinduism and Buddhism? For ven diagram.

Answer 1

1. reincarnation
2. Karma
3. meditation
4. Nirvana
5.I don't know

Answer 2

Buddhism assumes that the pan-Indic (the word "Hinduism" came later, once there was something else) view of the universe is basically true--that there are gods, a cosmic mountain at the center of a flat earth, reincarnation and karma, and so on. Although Buddha rejected the authority of the Vedas (Hindu sacred texts), and Buddhists generally deny that anything can be truly eternal (in contrast with Hindu ideas of the Self), the words and concepts that they use for such things are special terms from what we now call Hinduism.

Many religious practices are similar. Both have puja (worship), yoga, tantra, guru devotion, etc. Often there are Hindu and Buddhist versions of the same practice--for example, Saraswati and Ganesh are worshipped in Tibetan Buddhism as well as Hinduism. Both share the assumption that religious teachings ought to be formally transmitted through lineages of teachers and their students. Both participated in a pan-Indic (along with Jainism and materialism) tradition of logic and debate, which molded the content of later sacred writings.

Many people are surprised to learn that Buddhism in Asia has its own caste system. Sri Lankan monasteries are divided by caste. The Tibetans and Japanese recognized a lower caste of butchers, tanners, and blacksmiths. (The status of the Burakumin in Japan remains a serious issue.)

Answer 3

Hinduism known as Hindū Dharma in modern Indian languages is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. In contemporary usage Hinduism is also sometimes referred to as Sanātana Dharma, a Sanskrit phrase meaning "eternal law".

Hinduism, many of whose origins can be traced to the ancient Vedic civilization, is one of the world's oldest extant religions A conglomerate of diverse beliefs and traditions, Hinduism has no single founder It is also the world's third largest religion following Christianity and Islam, with approximately a billion adherents, of whom about 905 million live in India and Nepal. Other countries with large Hindu populations include Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, Fiji, Suriname, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago.

Hinduism contains a vast body of scriptures. Divided as revealed and remembered and developed over millennia, these scriptures expound on theology, philosophy and mythology, providing spiritual insights and guidance on the practice of dharma (religious living). In the orthodox view, among such texts, the Vedas and the Upanishads are the foremost in authority, importance and antiquity. Other major scriptures include the Tantras, the sectarian Agamas, the Purāṇas and the epics Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa. The Bhagavad Gītā, a treatise excerpted from the Mahābhārata, is sometimes called a summary of the spiritual teachings of the Vedas.

Answer 4

Firstly, Buddha never actually intended to establish a new religion. Many people wrongly assume that Buddha rejected Hinduism and wanted to establish a new path because Hinduism was false. This is a completely inaccurate version of History. When Buddha was alive, Hindu people were very spiritually corrupted. For example, they would do good deeds and dharma but only so that they could have good rewards in subsequent lives. Lord Buddha wanted to correct this attitude. Lord Buddha was of the persuasion that the Hindus were forgetting that the purpose of life was “moksha” (nirvana) and it was not to earn “good karma”. He wanted to remind Hindus of this purpose of life. The only reason that Buddhism actually became a separate religion was because Buddhists (followers of Buddha) chose to establish their social, cultural and political identity independent of mainstream Hindus. That does not mean that Buddhism itself should be viewed as a separate religion. Afterall, Hinduism has witnessed many prophets and other realised souls who have also, like Lord Buddha, endeavoured to correct flaws of human living. Buddha was supposed to be such a prophet within Hinduism. He was not a prophet who endeavoured to establish a new religion.

Secondly, when one examines the major teachings of Buddhism and it’s fundamental ideologies and religious edicts, they have all been directly borrowed from Hinduism. Virtually everything that Buddhism teaches was already taught in Hinduism. Such as the concept of karma, Dharma, the cycle of Reincarnation and re-birth, the relationship between the soul and divine, the concept of moksha (nirvana), the purpose of life, the concept of Maya (illusion), the theories of life, space and time, the cosmic universe being god etc. Please don’t take my words in a wrong way and I don’t mean to sound disrespectful, but Buddhism never actually gave anything that Hinduism hadn’t already given to the world.

Buddhism is an inseparable part of Hinduism, but what Buddhists do is that they take a part of Hinduism and they specialise in that, while leaving other parts of Hinduism (such as the worship of Gods And Goddesses). Just because they do this, it does not mean that Buddhism is an independent religion. At the end of the day, Hinduism and Buddhism are 90% identical. Hinduism and Buddhism have many many many more similarities with each other, than the Abrahamic religions have with each other. One must remember, that strictly speaking, there is no religion called “Hinduism” but the term “Hinduism” is an umbrella term which contains many different sub-religions and has contrasting beliefs and religious practices.

Thirdly, even the methods of worship are practically identical and they both propose the exact same methods of realising god. Yoga, meditation, trance, the recitation of Sanskrit mantras, chanting, fasting, living a simple and hard working life. etc.

Most Hindus love Lord Buddha just as much as they love Krishna and Ram. Furthermore many Hindus do not view Buddhism as a separate religion. The Indian constitution does classify Buddhists as Hindus, but this not because there are not many Buddhists in India (there are many) but because Hindus have never regarded Buddhism as a separate religion. One must bear in mind that although Buddhists are followers of Buddha, Lord Buddha was himself Hindu and he preached Hindu teachings. The logic that Buddhists are a distinct religious group would also imply that followers of Sai Baba are also a distinct religious group and that followers of ISKON are also a distinct group etc. Buddhists and Hindus should feel proud that they share the same religion.

Answer 5

>>Buddhism and Hinduism beleive in Nyaayam(Logic) philosophy.>> in Vaishesikam--->>Saankyam(two authors works are available now-one is that of sri.Eeswara Krishna(a Hindu) and that of sri.Vigjnaana Bikshu(a Buddhist)--Pathanjali's YOGA (Sutram)--It is difficult to elaborate here all these philosophies-you can find out from internet.
>>Hindus agree in Meemaamsam (Religious Rituals as enshrined in Vedhas)---and in Vedhantha ( a Supreme Authority outside our body (Parama Aathman) controlling all the Universal activities called Brahmam and the explanatory notes on that)--Bhuddhists do not agree in Meemaamsam and Vedhaantham-they beleive that the "Soul' (Jeeva Aatman) in the body ceases to exit once--the body dies-.so no re-birth.Hindus beleive that the Jeeva Aathman(Soul) takes many births to merge with Universal soul(Moksham/or Mukthi) depending on Action(Karma)---Bhuddhists beleive there is no re-birth and the Soul remains without a body-Nirvana=without "clothe=body to "cover" the Soul)

Answer 6

They both developed in the same region of the world. But that's about it.
Hindus believe salvation is found through worshiping a variety of Gods.
Buddhists believe salvation is found by searching within ourselves.

Answer 7

One thing that explains all the similarities is that Buddha came from India... I think they have the same roots in the Vedic tradition.

Answer 8

This website should give you that and more:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_Hinduism

Answer 9

they both end in ism