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Running Head: BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM 1
Buddhism and Hinduism
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BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM 2
Buddhism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Hinduism religions are among the major religions around the world. These
religions are common in the south-central and central Asia but comprise differences such as their
goal in life, view of death, and their founders. Although both Hinduism and Buddhism are
different in several ways, they still share some similarities, such as the areas where they began or
were founded. Both of these religions are very distinct in the ways they began. Buddhism was
founded by Prince Siddhartha Gautama, a married and well-educated man who left his
prestigious and wealthy life to live on self-reliance, without desires, and in poverty. The prince
lived this lifestyle, believing that this was the appropriate way to achieve nirvana or be happy.
On the other hand, Hinduism has no prophet or founder attributed to starting the religion.
Although founded within the same region, these religions are very distinct in life goals and their
view of death.
Buddhists and Hindus hold varying perspectives on happenings after a person's life on
earth is over. With Hinduism, it is believed that when a person dies, only the body dies, but one's
soul remains and is reincarnated into another life form. For Hindus, this process is continued
until one's moves up the caste system from the untouchables' position up to Brahmin's position
where the soul achieves internal freedom or moksha. On the other hand, Buddhists believe that
death is the end of all suffering that a soul endures throughout its lifetime. With this religion,
birth is beloved to be the start of suffering, and it is endured through all of life's troubles and
huddles. In Hinduism and Buddhism, life goals are very different in line with their beliefs and
teachings (Coomaraswamy, 2011). In Hinduism religion, the goal in life is the soul achieving
internal freedom, which is done when the person in whom the soul resides does good deeds and
all caste system's levels and into moksha. On the other hand, Buddhism teaches that life’s goal is

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Running Head: BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM Buddhism and Hinduism Student’s Name Institution 1 BUDDHISM AND HINDUISM 2 Buddhism and Hinduism Buddhism and Hinduism religions are among the major religions around the world. These religions are common in the south-central and central Asia but comprise differences such as their goal in life, view of death, and their founders. Although both Hinduism and Buddhism are different in several ways, they still share some similarities, such as the areas where they began or were founded. Both of these religions are very distinct in the ways they began. Buddhism was founded by Prince Siddhartha Gautama, a married and well-educated man who left his prestigious and wealthy life to live on self-reliance, without desires, and in poverty. The prince lived this lifestyle, believing that this was the appropriate way to achieve nirvana or be happy. On the other hand, Hinduism has no prophet or founder attributed to starting the religion. Although founded within the same region, these religions are very distinct in life goals and their view of death. Buddhists and Hindus hold varying perspectives on happenings after a person's life on earth is over. With Hinduism, it is believed that when a person dies, only the body dies, but one's soul remains and is reincarnated into another life form. For Hindus, this process is continued until one's moves up the caste system from the untouchables' position up to Brahmin's position where the soul achieves interna ...
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